Anna Lucasta (1949)

A prostitute is thrown out of her house by her alcoholic father, and her scheming brother-in-law tries to devise a plan to marry her off and make some money in the process.

Director:

Irving Rapper

Writers:

Arthur Laurents, Philip Yordan (play),

Stars:

Paulette Goddard, William Bishop, Oskar Homolka

Cast

Cast overview:
Paulette Goddard	...	Anna Lucasta
William Bishop	...	Rudolf Strobel
Oskar Homolka	...	Joe Lucasta
John Ireland	...	Danny Johnson
Broderick Crawford	...	Frank
Will Geer	...	Noah
Gale Page	...	Katie
Mary Wickes	...	Stella
Whit Bissell	...	Stanley
Lisa Golm	...	Theresa
James Brown	...	Buster
Dennie Moore	...	Blanche
Anthony Caruso	...	Eddie

Storyline

A prostitute is thrown out of her house by her alcoholic father, and her scheming brother-in-law tries to devise a plan to marry her off and make some money in the process.

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Plot Keywords:

prostitute | based on play | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 July 1949 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anna Lucasta - sataman morsian

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Security Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title role was originally slated for Susan Hayward.

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Connections

Version of Anna Lucasta (1977)

User Reviews

Luscious Paulette still holds her own!

ANNA LUCASTA, although it won't go down in film history as a classic, does have some redeemable assets; namely it's star PAULETTE GODDARD. Strutting about the Brooklyn docks in a tight black dress, as a free loving lady of the night, Goddard looks terrific. Her best scenes are played in that locale in a bar owned by Will Geer. Along with John Ireland as her merchant marine companion, she plays it to the hilt as only Paulette can. There was another version filmed later with Eartha Kitt playing the leading role, but this viewer liked Goddard better. A good supporting cast helped bring the corny dialogue to focus. With Broderick Crawford, Oscar Homolka, Gale Page, William Bishop and Mary Wickes [she's wonderful with her dry takes. And of course there's yet another scene which became a Goddard trademark; that of being in a bathtub of bubbles.