Lydia Bailey (1952)
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.
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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.
Rating:NR
Genre:History, Adventure
Written By:Michael Blankfort, Philip Dunne
In Theaters:5/30/1952
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Runtime:89 minutes
Studio:20th Century Fox
Cast
Jean Negulesco
Director
Dale Robertson
Albion Hamlin
Anne Francis
Lydia Bailey
Charles Korvin
Col. Gabriel D'autremont
William Marshall
King Dick
Luis van Rooten
General Charles LeClerc
Angos Perez
Paul d'Autremont
Robert Evans
Soldier
Roy Glenn
Mirabeau
Bill Walker
General LaPlume
Rosalind Hayes
Aspodelle
Juanita Moore
Marie (uncredited)
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