Lydia Bailey

Lydia Bailey

89 mins | Adventure, History | May 30, 1952

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.

Lydia Bailey

89 mins | Adventure, History | May 30, 1952

Lydia Bailey
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Lydia Bailey
Directors Jean Negulesco
Writers Kenneth Roberts, Philip Dunne, Michael Blankfort

Cast

Dale Robertson

as Albion Hamlin

Anne Francis

as Lydia Bailey

Charles Korvin

as Col. Gabriel D'autremont

William Marshall

as King Dick

Luis van Rooten

as General Charles LeClerc

Angos Perez

as Paul d'Autremont

Robert Evans

as Soldier

Roy Glenn

as Mirabeau

Bill Walker

as General LaPlume

Rosalind Hayes

as Aspodelle

Juanita Moore

as Marie (uncredited)

Gladys Holland

as Pauline Bonaparte (uncredited)

Adeline De Walt Reynolds

as Mme. Antoinette d'Autremont (uncredited)

Ken Renard

as President Toussaint L'Overture (uncredited)

Will Wright

as Consul (uncredited)