Anna Lucasta (1959)

Director:

Arnold Laven

Writers:

Philip Yordan (screenplay)
Philip Yordan (based on the play by)

Release Date:

16 January 1959 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

IT'S THAT RED-HOT PICTURE ABOUT THAT NIGHT-TIME GIRL! (original posters - all caps)

Plot Keywords:

Prostitute | Based On Play | Character Name In Title

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Eartha Kitt	...	Anna Lucasta
Sammy Davis Jr.	...	Danny Johnson
Frederick O'Neal	...	Frank
Henry Scott	...	Rudolph Slocum
Rex Ingram	...	Joe Lucasta
Georgia Burke	...	Theresa
James Edwards	...	Eddie
Rosetta LeNoire	...	Stella (as Rosetta Lenoire)
Isabel Cooley	...	Katie
Alvin Childress	...	Noah
Claire Leyba	...	Blanche
John Proctor	...	Stanley
Charles Swain	...	Lester
Ike Jones	...	Policeman (as Isaac Jones)
Wallace Earl	...	Secretary (as Wally Earl)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | Australia:PG

Company:

Longridge Enterprises

Movie Connections:

Version of Anna Lucasta (1949)

This was a very good movie

This movie is frequently on a basic cable channel this month but I had seen the movie years ago.It still holds up.I think Eartha Kitt captured the personality of "Anna" completely and Sammy Davis Jr. did a good job in the role of "Danny." I felt like I was watching a stage play and I was never bored.Since it was practically unheard of for an all Black cast to do a film where the characters weren't all servants,slaves or criminals ,I enjoyed the actors being like actors in most movies.Some better than others etc."Rudolph" was the weakest role,"Stella ","Kathy".and "Stanley" barely had anything to do but "Frank" was spooky since he kept smiling all the time even when he was hitting and abusing "Mr. Lucasta."The previous poster was incorrect when he said "Rudolph" was the son of evil,shifty "Frank."He was the son of "Mr.Lucasta's" very religious friend from down south who wanted the "Lucastas" to find a wife for his farmer son."Frank" was "Stella's" husband and the son-in-law in the family.I would love to have this movie on VHS or DVD.Eartha Kitt was on TV today and she is still very pretty and youthful looking.Funny since the movie was black & white you can't tell that Miss Kitt is very light-skinned as was the mother,"Kathy",and "Stanley" and another prostitute.The actress playing "Stella" years later would play "Mother Winslow" on "Family Matters." I have never seen the version with Paulette Goddard playing Anna but I would like to just to compare the two movies.