Bayou (1957)

3.5/10 • 83 min • Drama

Overview

In 1957, director Harold Daniels was hired by producer Michael A. Ripps to oversee BAYOU, a cheaply made, overly melodramatic tale of swamp life. The low budget film starred a pre-MISSION IMPOSSIBLE Peter Graves, Corman regular Jonathan Haze, and the effortlessly bizarre Timothy Carey. But despite this eclectic cast, BAYOU was a major flop at the box office. So Ripps recut the film, adding an off-camera rape scene and a new, bloody conclusion to its climatic fight. Of even greater importance was Ripp's new title: POOR WHITE TRASH.

Cast

Peter Graves

Timothy Carey

Lita Milan

Douglas Fowley

Jonathan Haze

Ed Nelson

Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)

Michael Romano

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