Synopsis
Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widowed father, a wealthy plantation owner, dotes on her and sends her to the best schools. When he dies suddenly Amantha's world is turned upside down. She learns that her father had been living on borrowed money and that her mother was actually a slave and her father's mistress.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
48 audience votes
Key crew
- Raoul WalshDirector
- John TwistScreenplay
- Ivan GoffScreenplay
- Ben RobertsScreenplay
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- Carl SigmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Clark GableHamish Bond
- Yvonne De CarloAmantha Starr
- Sidney PoitierRau-Ru
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr.Lt. Ethan Sears
- Rex ReasonCapt. Seth Parton (Union officer)
- Patric KnowlesCharles de Marigny
- Torin ThatcherCapt. Canavan
- Andrea KingMiss Idell
- Ray TealMr. Calloway
- Noreen CorcoranAmantha as a child
- William ForrestAaron Starr, Amantha's father
- Tommie MooreDollie
Stills
Themes
plantationslaveslave tradebiracialsouthern belleamerican civil warslave ownerracial issuesdeep southpassing for whitewoman's story