A young woman struggling with a sordid past finds that her biggest enemy had larger demons than she did.A young woman struggling with a sordid past finds that her biggest enemy had larger demons than she did.A young woman struggling with a sordid past finds that her biggest enemy had larger demons than she did.
Rosetta LeNoire
- Stella
- (as Rosetta Le Noire)
Wallace Earl Laven
- Secretary
- (as Eileen Harley)
- Director
- Writer
- Philip Yordan(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaOriginally a play written by Philip Yordan, portraying a Polish-American family, the play was rewritten by American Negro Theater Director Abram Hill and director Henry Wagstaff Gribble for an all African-American cast.
- GoofsWhen Joe dies, his head drops to the right. When shown from another angle, he is facing left.
- ConnectionsVersion of Anna Lucasta (1949)
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Anna Lucasta
This features a powerhouse effort from Eartha Kitt in the title role. Ostracised from her family for her rather wild ways, she quickly falls into a life of easy money and virtue - eventually falling in with the savvy sailor "Danny" (Sammy Davis Jr.). The two have an on/off relationship to which he won't commit, so she keeps looking and meets the more respectable, would-be teacher, "Henry" (a rather underwhelming Rudolph Slocum) - who just happens to have $4,000. There might just be light at the end of her tunnel? Thing is, her drunken and rather cruel father "Joe" (Rex Ingram) is still determined to wreck things for his daughter - and even now married, things are still pretty messy and there looks like there is little scope for any redemption of that relationship. The story itself is really little more than a familiar family melodrama with a strong supporting cast. What makes this stand out is the chemistry between Davis and Kitt with the latter oozing charisma, even if her character isn't the most pleasant to hit the silver screen. There's some entertaining music and dance and some lovely cartoons right at the end and though probably not the greatest of stories, it is worth watching for the two at the top of the bill.
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- May 28, 2023
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- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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