Lydia Bailey
| Lydia Bailey | |
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 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Jean Negulesco |
| Produced by | Jules Schermer |
| Written by |
Kenneth Roberts (novel) Michael Blankfort Philip Dunne |
| Starring | Dale Robertson |
| Music by | Hugo Friedhofer |
| Cinematography | Harry Jackson |
| Edited by | Dorothy Spencer |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.75 million (US rentals)[1] |
Lydia Bailey is a 1952 American historical film directed by Jean Negulesco, based on the novel of the same name by Kenneth Roberts. It stars Dale Robertson and Anne Francis.[2]
Plot
Albion Hamlin, a farmer and lawyer from Maine, defends a Boston publisher from prosecution under the Alien and Sedition Acts and falls in love with his daughter Lydia after seeing a painting of her. He looks for her in revolution-torn Haiti and the two eventually become involved in the American action against the Barbary pirates.
Partial cast
- Dale Robertson as Albion Hamlin
- Anne Francis as Lydia Bailey
- Charles Korvin as D'autremont
- William Marshall as King Dick
- Luis Van Rooten as General Charles Leclerc
- Adeline De Walt Reynolds as Mme. Antoinette d'Autremont
- Angos Perez as Paul d'Autremont
Production
20th Century Fox first obtained the rights to Kenneth Robert's novel in 1946. Various plans were made to film the work, including one produced by Sol Siegel to be shot on location in England and Jamaica to take advantage of frozen profits. The film was originally to star Tyrone Power who went on suspension rather than film "another costume picture."[3] Power said he had filmed five historical-period films in a row and wished to do a film where "people talk normally and not in stilted dialogue."[4] The lead was therefore given to one of Fox's postwar contract players, Dale Robertson. With Fox's option on the novel running out, the film was shot at the 20th Century Fox Movie Ranch and backlot of Fox's California studios. This was also the film debut of William Marshall.
References
- ↑ 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
- ↑ http://allmovie.com/work/lydia-bailey-100734
- ↑ http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=50562
- ↑ Thomas, Bob Tyrone Power's Life Rivaled His Screen Roles The Spencer Daily Reporter 18 Nov 1958
External links
- Lydia Bailey on IMDb