Lydia Bailey
1952, English. 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.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Jean NegulescoDirector
- Dale RobertsonAlbion Hamlin
- Anne FrancisLydia Bailey
- Charles KorvinCol. Gabriel D'autremont
- William MarshallKing Dick
- Luis van RootenGeneral Charles LeClerc
- Angos PerezPaul d'Autremont
- Robert EvansSoldier
- Roy GlennMirabeau
- Bill WalkerGeneral LaPlume
- Rosalind HayesAspodelle
- Juanita MooreMarie (uncredited)
- Gladys HollandPauline Bonaparte (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 30 May 1952
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Michael Blankfort, Philip Dunne
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Lydia Bailey runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Who directed Lydia Bailey?
Lydia Bailey (1952) was directed by Jean Negulesco and stars Dale Robertson, Anne Francis, Charles Korvin.