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 |
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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 |
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| Paulette Goddard | ... | ||
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William Bishop | ... | |
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Oskar Homolka | ... | |
| John Ireland | ... | ||
| Broderick Crawford | ... | ||
| Will Geer | ... | ||
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Gale Page | ... | |
| Mary Wickes | ... | ||
| Whit Bissell | ... | ||
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Lisa Golm | ... | |
| James Brown | ... |
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Dennie Moore | ... | |
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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.
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.