Lady from Louisiana (1941)
Northern lawyer John Reynolds travels to New Orleans to try and clean up the local crime syndicate based around a lottery. Although he meets Julie Mirbeau and they are attracted to each other, the fact that her father heads the lottery means they end up on opposite sides. When her father is killed, Julie becomes more and more involved in the shady activities and in blocking Reynolds' attempts at prosecution.
- Released
- 1941-04-22
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Bernard Vorhaus, Vera Caspary, Michael Hogan, Guy Endore
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 from 16 votes
Cast
- John Wayne as John Reynolds
- Ona Munson as Julie Mirbeau
- Ray Middleton as Blackburn 'Blackie' Williams
- Henry Stephenson as General Anatole Mirbeau
- Helen Westley as Blanche Brunot
- Jack Pennick as Cuffy Brown
- Dorothy Dandridge as Felice
- Shimen Ruskin as Gaston
- Jacqueline Dalya as Pearl
- Paul Scardon as Judge Wilson
- James H. McNamara as Senator Cassidy
- James C. Morton as Littlefield