Which 1972 film directed by Scorsese was produced by Roger Corman?

Which 1972 film directed by Scorsese was produced by Roger Corman? The answer is Boxcar Bertha. Released in 1972, it was directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Roger Corman for American International Pictures.

Boxcar Bertha is a romantic crime drama set during the Great Depression. Barbara Hershey plays the title character, a freight-hopping fugitive who becomes involved with union organizer Big Bill Shelly, played by David Carradine. The story was loosely adapted from Sister of the Road, a fictionalized account presented as the autobiography of Bertha Thompson.

The film was Scorsese’s second feature and was made quickly on a limited budget of about $600,000, with filming completed in 24 days in Arkansas. Scorsese later described the experience as valuable exploitation-film training.

Boxcar Bertha is often confused with Mean Streets or Taxi Driver, but those were later Scorsese projects. After seeing the film, director John Cassavetes urged Scorsese to pursue more personal work, advice that helped lead him toward Mean Streets.