The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean NegulescoDirector
- Michael BlankfortWriter
- Philip DunneWriter
Cast
- Dale RobertsonAlbion Hamlin
- Anne FrancisLydia Bailey
- Charles KorvinCol. Gabriel D'autremont
- William MarshallKing Dick
- Luis van RootenGeneral Charles LeClerc
- Angos PerezPaul d'Autremont
- Robert EvansSoldier
- Roy GlennMirabeau
- Bill WalkerGeneral LaPlume
- Rosalind HayesAspodelle
- Juanita MooreMarie (uncredited)
- Gladys HollandPauline Bonaparte (uncredited)