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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.

Top Cast

  • Peter Graves

    Peter Graves

    Martin Davis

  • Timothy Carey

    Timothy Carey

    Ulysses

  • Lita Milan

    Lita Milan

    Marie Hebert

  • Douglas Fowley

    Douglas Fowley

    Emil Hebert

  • Jonathan Haze

    Jonathan Haze

    Bos

  • Ed Nelson

    Ed Nelson

    Etienne (as Edwin Nelson)

  • Eugene Sonfield

    Eugene Sonfield

    Jean Tithe

  • Evelyn Hendrickson

    Evelyn Hendrickson

    Doucette

  • Milton Schneider

    Milton Schneider

    Cousine

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.

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