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Anna Lucasta (1958)

IT'S THAT RED-HOT PICTURE ABOUT THAT NIGHT-TIME GIRL!

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Arnold Laven
Writer : Philip Yordan

Synopsis

Anna Lucasta has been walking the streets in San Diego since being thrown out of home, at 19, by her alcoholic father, Joe. She's estranged from her family, but when her father and brother-in-law see greedy potential in an arranged marriage to affluent Rudolph, Anna is called back home. Old wounds have hardly healed, though. Just as Anna starts to feel for Rudolph, Danny, an old friend, returns to make life difficult.

Actors

Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt
Anna Lucasta
Frederick O'Neal
Frederick O'Neal
Frank
Henry Scott
Henry Scott
Rudolph Slocum
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram
Joe Lucasta
James Edwards
James Edwards
Eddie
Isabel Cooley
Isabel Cooley
Katie
Rosetta LeNoire
Rosetta LeNoire
Stella
Georgia Burke
Georgia Burke
Theresa
Claire Leyba
Claire Leyba
Blanche
Alvin Childress
Alvin Childress
Noah
John Proctor
John Proctor
Stanley
Charles Swain
Charles Swain
Lester
Ike Jones
Ike Jones
Policeman
Wallace Earl
Wallace Earl
Secretary
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Danny

Crews

Arnold Laven
Arnold Laven
Director
Philip Yordan
Philip Yordan
Theatre Play
Philip Yordan
Philip Yordan
Screenplay
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Lucien Ballard
Lucien Ballard
Director of Photography
Sidney Harmon
Sidney Harmon
Producer
Richard C. Meyer
Richard C. Meyer
Editor
Robert Lawrence
Robert Lawrence
Editor
Jack Poplin
Jack Poplin
Art Direction
Ted Coodley
Ted Coodley
Makeup Artist
Helene Parrish
Helene Parrish
Hairstylist
Leon Chooluck
Leon Chooluck
Production Supervisor
Eugene Anderson Jr
Eugene Anderson Jr
Assistant Director
Nat Merman
Nat Merman
Assistant Director
Lyle B. Reifsnider
Lyle B. Reifsnider
Set Dresser
Richard M. Rubin
Richard M. Rubin
Property Master
Charles White III
Charles White III
Graphic Designer
Jack Solomon
Jack Solomon
Sound

Trailers and other movies

Anna Lucasta (1958, trailer)

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