Lady from Louisiana ( Lady from New Orleans )

Lady from Louisiana (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Lady from New Orleans
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
83 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1941 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Bernard Vorhaus

Written By:
Vera Caspary
Michael Hogan

Actors:
John Wayne ..... John Reynolds
Ona Munson ..... Julie Mirbeau
Ray Middleton ..... Blackburn 'Blackie' Williams
Henry Stephenson ..... General Anatole Mirbeau
Helen Westley ..... Blanche Brunot
Jack Pennick ..... Cuffy Brown
Dorothy Dandridge ..... Felice
Shimen Ruskin ..... Gaston
Jacqueline Dalya ..... Pearl
Paul Scardon ..... Judge Wilson
James H. McNamara ..... Senator Cassidy
James C. Morton ..... Littlefield
Maurice Costello ..... Edwards

Synopsis:

John Wayne goes up against the lottery racket, 1880 Louisiana-style, in this passable time-killer from Republic Pictures. Arriving from New England to look into the Louisiana lottery on behalf of uplifter Blanche Brunot (Helen Westley), attorney John Reynolds (Wayne) falls in love with sultry Julie Mirbeau (Osa Munson), who attempts to persuade him that her father's gaming business is on the up and up. When a New Orleans restaurateur, Gaston (Shimen Ruskin), is found murdered, Reynolds begins to suspect that General Mirbeau's (Henry Stephenson) gang is behind the killing. To meet the attorney halfway, Mirbeau fires his chief henchman, Blackie (Ray Middleton), but is himself killed by one of Blackie's men, Cuffy Brown (Jack Pennick). Reynolds, who has been appointed special city attorney, pays his respect to Julie, but the angry girl accuses him of indirectly causing the death of her father and then flaunts her engagement to Blackie. Said engagement, however, suffers a fatal blow when Julie finds her fiancé in the arms of gambling hall hostess Pearl (Jacqueline Dalya). Taking the stand in court against the racket, Julie's testimony is interrupted when a rainstorm sweeps the area, breaking a levee. While pursuing a fleeing Blackie, Reynolds orders a steamship to block the hole in the levee, a plan that ultimately saves New Orleans. Having survived the potential disaster, Julie leaves the lottery racket behind and agrees to become Mrs. Reynolds.

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.

John Reynolds, sent to New Orleans to break up a crooked lottery, falls in love on the way with Julie Mirbeau. But Julie turns out to be the daughter of General Mirbeau - who runs the lottery.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 21 September, 2011.

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