Anna Lucasta (1949)
There's a little of Anna in the best of women...and more of her in the worst...
A prostitute is thrown out of her house by her alcoholic father, and her scheming brother-in-law tries to devise a plan to marry her off and make some money in the process.
- Date of release
- 1949-07-11
- TMDB
- 4.2 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Irving Rapper
Casting
- Paulette Goddard — Anna Lucasta
- William Bishop — Rudolf Strobel
- Oskar Homolka — Joe Lucasta
- John Ireland — Danny Johnson
- Broderick Crawford — Frank
- Will Geer — Noah
- Gale Page — Katie
- Mary Wickes — Stella
- Whit Bissell — Stanley
- Lisa Golm — Theresa
- James Brown — Buster
- Dennie Moore — Blanche
Interesting facts
Anna Lucasta is a 1949 American film noir drama film directed by Irving Rapper and starring Paulette Goddard, William Bishop, John Ireland, Oscar Homolka, and Broderick Crawford.
Production
Irving Rapper wanted Susan Hayward in the lead but says Paulette Goddard "produced a letter promising her the part and it was too late for anyone to get out from under; we'd all signed to do it."
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