Lydia Bailey (1952)
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.
- Released
- 1952-05-30
- Genres
- History, Adventure
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jean Negulesco
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Dale Robertson as Albion Hamlin
- Anne Francis as Lydia Bailey
- Charles Korvin as Col. Gabriel D'autremont
- William Marshall as King Dick
- Luis van Rooten as General Charles LeClerc
- Angos Perez as Paul d'Autremont
- Robert Evans as Soldier
- Roy Glenn as Mirabeau
- Bill Walker as General LaPlume
- Rosalind Hayes as Aspodelle
- Juanita Moore as Marie (uncredited)
- Gladys Holland as Pauline Bonaparte (uncredited)
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