Lydia Bailey
1952 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
A young Boston lawyer, Albron Hamlin, goes to Haiti in 1802 to find Lydia Bailey, whose estate he must settle. The island is war-torn in the strife between Toussaing L'Overture, the black president, and the French who are trying to retake possession of the country. Hamlin finds Lydia and, against the background of war and rebellion, they fall in love while helping the Haitians against the French.
Direction Jean Negulesco
Cast Dale Robertson · Anne Francis · Charles Korvin · William Marshall · Luis van Rooten · Adeline De Walt Reynolds · Angos Perez · Robert Evans · Roy Glenn · Bill Walker · Rosalind Hayes
Soundtrack Hugo Friedhofer
Screenplay Michael Blankfort · Philip Dunne · Kenneth Roberts
Cinematography Harry Jackson
Original title Lydia Bailey
5.8
98 votes (FilmAffinity)
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