The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
16 audience votes
Key crew
- Bernard VorhausDirector
- Vera CasparyScreenplay
- Michael HoganScreenplay
- Guy EndoreScreenplay
- Mort GlickmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John WayneJohn Reynolds
- Ona MunsonJulie Mirbeau
- Ray MiddletonBlackburn 'Blackie' Williams
- Henry StephensonGeneral Anatole Mirbeau
- Helen WestleyBlanche Brunot
- Jack PennickCuffy Brown
- Dorothy DandridgeFelice
- Shimen RuskinGaston
- Jacqueline DalyaPearl
- Paul ScardonJudge Wilson
- James H. McNamaraSenator Cassidy
- James C. MortonLittlefield
Stills
Themes
new orleans, louisianalawyer