Lady from Louisiana
(1941)
Overview
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.
Director
Bernard Vorhaus
Writers
Vera Caspary, Guy Endore, Francis Edward, Francis Edward Faragoh, Michael Hogan, Edward James
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John Wayne
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CinemaSerf
⭐ 6/10June 25, 2022
John Wayne ("Reynolds") meets a lady - Ona Munson ("Julie Mirabeau") on a Mississippi river boat heading for New Orleans. When they are met on arrival by the feisty Helen Westley ("Blanche") and the girl's esteemed father Henry Stephenson ("Gen. Mirabeau") we discover all we will need to know: Lawyer Duke has been summoned at the behest of Westley to begin an investigation into the city lottery being run by Stephenson. The General epitomises the … read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
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