Lady from Louisiana (Lady from New Orleans) (1941)

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John Wayne goes up against the lottery racket, 1880 Louisiana-style, in this passable time-killer from Republic Pictures. Arriving from New England to look into the Louisiana lottery on behalf of uplifter Blanche Brunot (Helen Westley), attorney John Reynolds (Wayne) falls in love with sultry Julie… More John Wayne goes up against the lottery racket, 1880 Louisiana-style, in this passable time-killer from Republic Pictures. Arriving from New England to look into the Louisiana lottery on behalf of uplifter Blanche Brunot (Helen Westley), attorney John Reynolds (Wayne) falls in love with sultry Julie Mirbeau (Osa Munson), who attempts to persuade him that her father's gaming business is on the up and up. When a New Orleans restaurateur, Gaston (Shimen Ruskin), is found murdered, Reynolds begins to suspect that General Mirbeau's (Henry Stephenson) gang is behind the killing. To meet the attorney halfway, Mirbeau fires his chief henchman, Blackie (Ray Middleton), but is himself killed by one of Blackie's men, Cuffy Brown (Jack Pennick). Reynolds, who has been appointed special city attorney, pays his respect to Julie, but the angry girl accuses him of indirectly causing the death of her father and then flaunts her engagement to Blackie. Said engagement, however, suffers a fatal blow when Julie finds her fiancé in the arms of gambling hall hostess Pearl (Jacqueline Dalya). Taking the stand in court against the racket, Julie's testimony is interrupted when a rainstorm sweeps the area, breaking a levee. While pursuing a fleeing Blackie, Reynolds orders a steamship to block the hole in the levee, a plan that ultimately saves New Orleans. Having survived the potential disaster, Julie leaves the lottery racket behind and agrees to become Mrs. Reynolds. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 24 min.
Directed By: Bernard Vorhaus
Genres: Drama, Classics

In Theaters: Apr 22, 1941 Wide

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Not much to like in this passable actioner, except for Wayne.

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Cast

            John Wayne as John Reynolds

            Ona Munson as Julie Mirbeau

            Ray Middleton as Blackie Williams

            Henry Stephenson as Gen. Mirbeau

            Helen Westley as Mrs. Brunot

            Jack Pennick as Cuffy

            Dorothy Dandridge as Felice

            Shimen Ruskin as Gaston

            Jacqueline Dalya as Pearl

            Paul Scardon as Judge Wilson

            Maj. James H. MacNamara as Sen. Cassidy

            James C. Morton as Littlefield

            Maurice Costello as Edwards

            Stanley Blystone
            
            Al Bridge
            
            Lane Chandler
            
            Virginia Farmer
            
            Karl Hackett
            
            Howard Hickman
            
            Frank Jaquet
            
            Bob Kortman
            
            Ethan Laidlaw
            
            George Lloyd
            
            Ted Mapes
            
            Osa Massen
            
            Hugh Prosser
            
            Kid Chissel
            
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