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Lydia Bailey 1952 Directed by Jean Negulesco

Lydia Bailey ... is Haiti, Voodoo and Passion !

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Adventure , History
Production Company 20th Century Fox
Release Date 30 May 1952
89 mins
Cast
Dale Robertson
Dale Robertson Albion Hamlin
Anne Francis
Anne Francis Lydia Bailey
Charles Korvin
Charles Korvin Col. Gabriel D'autremont
William Marshall
William Marshall King Dick
Luis van Rooten
Luis van Rooten General Charles LeClerc
Angos Perez
Angos Perez Paul d'Autremont
Robert Evans
Robert Evans Soldier
Roy Glenn
Roy Glenn Mirabeau
Bill Walker
Bill Walker General LaPlume
Rosalind Hayes
Rosalind Hayes Aspodelle
Juanita Moore
Juanita Moore Marie (uncredited)
Gladys Holland
Gladys Holland Pauline Bonaparte (uncredited)
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
Adeline De Walt Reynolds Mme. Antoinette d'Autremont (uncredited)
Ken Renard
Ken Renard President Toussaint L'Overture (uncredited)
Will Wright
Will Wright Consul (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Jean Negulesco
Jean Negulesco
Writers
Michael Blankfort
Michael Blankfort
Philip Dunne
Philip Dunne
Producer
Jules Schermer
Jules Schermer
Cinematography
Harry Jackson
Harry Jackson
Editor
Dorothy Spencer
Dorothy Spencer
Original Writer
Kenneth Roberts
Kenneth Roberts
Music
Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer