Drama

Lady from Louisiana

- DAZZINGLY SET IN THE WORLD'S MOST GLAMOROUS CITY WITH ITS SIDEWALK CAFES...ITS QUAINT, CONTINENTAL ATMOSPHERE...AND ITS MARDI GRAS!

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.

Release Date : 1941-04-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Republic Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John Reynolds

Original Name : John Wayne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julie Mirbeau

Original Name : Ona Munson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Blackburn 'Blackie' Williams

Original Name : Ray Middleton

Gender : Male

Character Name : General Anatole Mirbeau

Original Name : Henry Stephenson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blanche Brunot

Original Name : Helen Westley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cuffy Brown

Original Name : Jack Pennick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Felice

Original Name : Dorothy Dandridge

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gaston

Original Name : Shimen Ruskin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pearl

Original Name : Jacqueline Dalya

Gender : Female

Character Name : Judge Wilson

Original Name : Paul Scardon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senator Cassidy

Original Name : James H. McNamara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Littlefield

Original Name : James C. Morton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edwards

Original Name : Maurice Costello

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lottery Victim

Original Name : Stanley Blystone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain of Police

Original Name : Al Bridge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtroom Police Officer

Original Name : Lane Chandler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lottery Thug (uncredited)

Original Name : Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lottery Winner

Original Name : Heinie Conklin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lottery Victim

Original Name : Gino Corrado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Telephone Operator

Original Name : Virginia Farmer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Louis Napoleon, Mirbeau Servant

Original Name : Jesse Graves

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mirbeau Supporter

Original Name : Karl Hackett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge William Harding

Original Name : Howard Hickman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mayor of New orleans

Original Name : Harry Holman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Politician (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Jaquet

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lottery Thug

Original Name : Bob Kortman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lottery Thug (uncredited)

Original Name : Ethan Laidlaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steamboat Captain

Original Name : George Lloyd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lottery Thug

Original Name : Walter Long

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ted Mapes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop

Original Name : Lee Phelps

Gender : Male

Character Name : Politician (uncredited)

Original Name : Hugh Prosser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lottery Thug

Original Name : Jack Raymond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lottery Thug

Original Name : Anthony Warde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lottery Thug

Original Name : Blackie Whiteford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Phyllis Woodward

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

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). When the old gent discovers his right hand man is overstepping the mark, he fires him - that riles "Blackie" (Ray Midddleton) and when, shortly afterwards, young "Julie" suddenly finds herself an orphan she decides to involve herself more in her now late father's "charitable" work and to blame "Reynolds" for his death... It runs a bit to melodrama, this - but there are stronger than usual themes of extortion, bribery and corruption on an pretty grand scale. The ending to the story is pretty predictable, lame even, but there are some cracking storm effects that demonstrate just how easily nature could eradicate even the most substantial structures put in place to protect folks. Stephenson (perhaps not his wobbly accent, so much) is his usual dapper self, there is a bit of fun chemistry between Wayne and Munson but Helen Westley steals this for me as the determined old woman set upon cleaning up her town.