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Lydia Bailey

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"Lydia Bailey ... is Haiti, Voodoo and Passion !"

Duration

1h 29m

Release

30 May 1952

Country

United States

Language

English

Overview

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.

Plot

In 1802, during Haiti's struggle for independence from Napoleonic France, an American lawyer seeks a client's daughter living on the revolution-torn island.

Cast

Dale RobertsonAnne FrancisCharles Korvin

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.4/10

Details

Director

Jean Negulesco

Writers

Kenneth RobertsMichael BlankfortPhilip Dunne
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