Bayou (1957)
3.5
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01 Jun 1957
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Drama
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.
Featured Crew
| Harold Daniels | Director |
| Edward I. Fessler | Screenplay |
| M.A. Ripps | Producer |
| Gerald Fried | Original Music Composer |
| Ted Saizis | Director of Photography |
| Vincent Saizis | Director of Photography |
| Maurice Wright | Editor |
| Leon K. Zainey | Costume Design |
| Joseph Gannon | Script Supervisor |
