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Lydia Bailey
“Lydia Bailey ... is Haiti, Voodoo and Passion !”
6.8 / 10• 1952• 1h 29m•NR• English
HistoryAdventure
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Dale Robertson
Albion Hamlin
Lead
Anne Francis
Lydia Bailey
Charles Korvin
Col. Gabriel D'autremont
William Marshall
King Dick
Luis van Rooten
General Charles LeClerc
AP
Angos Perez
Paul d'Autremont
Robert Evans
Soldier
Roy Glenn
Mirabeau
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean Negulesco's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Lydia Bailey is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
