Bayou (1957)
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.
Director:
Harold Daniels
Writer:
Edward I. Fessler
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Peter Graves as Martin Davis |
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Timothy Carey as Ulysses |
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Lita Milan as Marie Hebert |
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Douglas Fowley as Emil Hebert |
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Jonathan Haze as Bos |
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Ed Nelson as Etienne (as Edwin Nelson) |
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Eugene Sonfield as Jean Tithe |
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Evelyn Hendrickson as Doucette |
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Milton Schneider as Cousine |
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Michael Romano as Felician |
| Directing | Harold Daniels | Director |
| Writing | Edward I. Fessler | Screenplay |
| Production | M.A. Ripps | Producer |
| Sound | Gerald Fried | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leon K. Zainey | Costume Design |
| Directing | Joseph Gannon | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Ted Saizis | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Maurice Wright | Editor |
| Camera | Vincent Saizis | Director of Photography |
