This is a collection of the very deceptive media campaign from the 1963 retitling of "Bayou" (1957) as "Poor White Trash" in the Pacific Northwest. This retiling landed me in Facebook jail when I posted about it before.
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Bayou (1957)
Martin, a New York architect, visits the Cajun country in Louisiana for a project. He falls in love with Marie, a beautiful and ambitious local girl who wants to escape her rural life. However, their romance is threatened by Ulysses, a violent and possessive storekeeper who claims Marie as his own. Martin and Marie must overcome the cultural clash and Ulysses’ wrath to find happiness together.
Director: Harold Daniels
Writer: Edward I. Fessler
Stars: Peter Graves, Lita Milan, Douglas Fowley
April 30, 1963 ad (Seattle)
January 3, 1963 article (Portland)
April 21, 1963 ad (Seattle)
April 24, 1963 ad (Seattle)
April 25, 1963 ad (Seattle)
April 26, 1963 ad (Seattle)
April 28, 1963 ad (Seattle)
May 1, 1963 ad (Seattle)
May 3, 1963 ad (Seattle)
June 3, 1963 ad (Portland)
June 4, 1963 ad (Portland)
Poor White Trash (AKA "Bayou," 1957) poster
