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 (1958)

User Reviews

Goddard Does Admirable Job

Paulette Goddard, once more, shows her ability to take a slow script and one note character and bring life and substance to the role. She's the star of this drama and brings her own unique quality of glamour to Anna. There is a fine supporting cast and it is always nice to see Mary Wickes given a real role to play other than the usual wise-cracking parts she gets. I liked Goddard's interpretation above Eartha Kitt's in a latter version of the same play. Goddard shows she still has the stuff stars are made of. Quite a gal!