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Anna Lucasta(1949)
Status: Released
Date: 1949-07-11
35%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 26m
There's a little of Anna in the best of women...and more of her in the worst...
Overview:
A prostitute is thrown out of her house by her alcoholic father, and her scheming brother-in-law tries to devise a plan to marry her off and make some money in the process.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Security Pictures
Movie: Anna Lucasta
Top 10 Billed Cast
Paulette Goddard
Anna Lucasta
William Bishop
Rudolf Strobel
Oskar Homolka
Joe Lucasta
John Ireland
Danny Johnson
Broderick Crawford
Frank
Will Geer
Noah
Gale Page
Katie
Mary Wickes
Stella
Whit Bissell
Stanley
Lisa Golm
Theresa
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Overview
A prostitute is thrown out of her house by her alcoholic father, and her scheming brother-in-law tries to devise a plan to marry her off and make some money in the process.
Release Date
1949-07-11
Average
3.5
Rating:
1.8 startsTagline
There's a little of Anna in the best of women...and more of her in the worst...
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