Movie: Scum of the Earth

Top 7 Billed Cast

Gene Ross
Gene Ross

Odis Pickett

Ann Stafford
Ann Stafford

Emmy Pickett

Norma Moore
Norma Moore

Helen Fraser

Camilla Carr
Camilla Carr

Sarah Pickett

Charlie Dell
Charlie Dell

Bo Pickett

Hugh Feagin
Hugh Feagin

Jim

Joel Colodner
Joel Colodner

Paul Fraser

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    Newlyweds Helen and Paul are honeymooning in a Texas cabin when Paul is murdered by an unseen assailant. Fleeing into the woods, Helen is taken in by Odie Pickett and his impoverished hillbilly family, becoming trapped in their isolated shack while the killer is still on the loose and wreaking havoc.

  • Release Date

    1974-07-01

  • Average

    5.7

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
  • Tagline

    She Found Out How They Live Below Tobacco Road!

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  • Languages:

    English
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