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22/04/1941 Drama 1h 22m
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DAZZINGLY SET IN THE WORLD'S MOST GLAMOROUS CITY WITH ITS SIDEWALK CAFES...ITS QUAINT, CONTINENTAL ATMOSPHERE...AND ITS MARDI GRAS!

Overview

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.

  1. Bernard Vorhaus

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. John Wayne

    John Reynolds

  2. Ona Munson

    Julie Mirbeau

  3. Ray Middleton

    Blackburn 'Blackie' Williams

  4. Henry Stephenson

    General Anatole Mirbeau

  5. Helen Westley

    Blanche Brunot

  6. Jack Pennick

    Cuffy Brown

  7. Dorothy Dandridge

    Felice

  8. Shimen Ruskin

    Gaston

  9. Jacqueline Dalya

    Pearl

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-25
John Wayne ("Reynolds") meets a lady - Ona Munson ("Julie Mirabeau") on a Mississippi river boat heading for New Orleans. When they are met on arrival by the feisty Helen Westley ("Blanche") and the girl's esteemed father Henry Stephenson ("Gen. Mirabeau") we discover all we will need to know: Lawyer Duke has been summoned at the behest of Westley to begin an investigation into the city lottery being run by Stephenson. The General epitomises the almost chivalric society that exists on the surface whilst ensuring that his fellow citizens buy plenty of lottery tickets (willingly or otherwise). W...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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