Crime Cult Classic

A sultry sharecropper's daughter ignites chaos in a small Southern town.

SHANTY TRAMP

1967 · 1h 12m · R · Crime / Drama / Thriller · IMDB TMDB

A sleazy evangelist makes a play for a small town's local tramp, but is shocked to learn that she prefers a local black kid over him. Furious, he stirs up the town against the couple.

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What is Shanty Tramp about?

Shanty Tramp is a 1967 American crime drama thriller directed by Joseph G. Prieto about a sharecropper's daughter whose provocative behavior triggers a spiral of violence and prejudice in a small Southern town.

Programmer's Pick

If ‘Southern Gothic’ wore cutoffs and danced on a jukebox, it would look a lot like Shanty Tramp. Between a preacher with wandering hands, a biker with a mean streak, and a town on the edge of riot, this is hixploitation with a very sharp bite.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

Set in the simmering heat of the rural South, Shanty Tramp follows Emily Stryker, a sharecropper's daughter whose sexual allure and willingness to entice the local men has made her notorious in her small town. Eager to add a revival preacher to her list of conquests, Emily's desires set off a chain reaction: she becomes entangled with a dangerous biker, is rescued by a black youth, and finds herself at the center of the town's seething racial and sexual tensions. The film explores themes of religious hypocrisy, prejudice, and the consequences of desire, all against the backdrop of a community ready to turn violent.

Details & Specs

Director: Joseph G. Prieto
Writers: Reuben Guberman, Joseph P. Mawra, K. Gordon Murray
Release: 1967
Runtime: 1h 12m
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Cast & Crew

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Director: Joseph G. Prieto Writers: Reuben Guberman +2 more

Eleanor Vaill Emily Stryker (as Lee Holland) OS Otto Schlessinger Stryker - Emily's Father (as Kenneth Douglas) RA Ray Aranha Daniel (as Lewis Galen) BR Bill Rogers Preacher Fallows LT Lawrence Tobin Biker Savage EA Ed Anderson CD Charles Deilhi GH George Henry Smith RB Robert Brenner BB Ben Burch DC Don Craig NL Nelon La Count RR Robert Roberts CM Chris Mitchell MR Milt Robbins WD Warren Day JH Jean Hanna Blonde Biker KR Kerry Reagan

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Why Cult

Steamy Southern Melodrama

The film dives deep into the muck of small-town scandal, mixing sex, racism, and class tension in equal measure.

Revival Preacher Hypocrisy

A sleazy evangelist's lust adds a layer of religious drama to the already chaotic proceedings.

Raw Hixploitation Vibe

This is down-and-dirty regional filmmaking at its most unvarnished, with all the jukeboxes, biker gangs, and bare shoulders you can handle.

Taboo-Breaking Themes

Incestuous desire, interracial attraction, and small-town hysteria collide, making this an exploitation film unafraid to go there.

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Threat File

Trigger

Emily's provocative actions and interracial attraction

Threat

Small-town mob mentality fueled by racism and sexual jealousy

Effect

Violence, manhunt, and escalating conflict

Setting

Rural Southern town

Questions from the Vault

Who directed Shanty Tramp? +

Shanty Tramp was directed by Joseph G. Prieto.

How long is Shanty Tramp? +

Shanty Tramp has a runtime of 72 minutes.

What genre is Shanty Tramp? +

Shanty Tramp is a crime, drama, and thriller film.

Where can I watch Shanty Tramp? +

Shanty Tramp is available to stream on SassyFlix.

How does Emily's behavior set off the violent events in her town? +

Emily’s pursuit of both a revival preacher and a biker, combined with her attraction to a black youth, provokes jealousy, racism, and ultimately violence in her small Southern community.