Anna Lucasta
by Arnold Laven
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Actor: Eartha Kitt, Frederick O'Neal, Henry Scott, Rex Ingram, Sammy Davis Jr.Director: Arnold Laven
Brand: KITT,EARTHA
Cinematographer: Lucien Ballard
Editor: Richard C. Meyer
Editor: Robert Lawrence
Producer: Sidney Harmon
Writer: Philip Yordan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of Anna Lucasta
DVD Review: Black Hollywood At It's Best
Summary: 5 Stars
Sammy and Eartha in a great,low buget, black and white film that shows the best in both of them early in their careers. God bless them both and thanks for it all. DVD Review: Eartha and Sammy...How can you go wrong?
Summary: 4 Stars
Very interesting movie. I purchased this solely based on the presence of a sexy young Eartha Kitt. It turned out to be a very decent movie. The ending seemed a bit rushed so I took off a star, but it's definitely worth checking out!DVD Review: A "Great" Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I read the life story of Sydney Poitier recently. (Recommended very much) This "play" was listed as one of the plays the young Sydney Poitier played in in summer stock. That's why I have been viewing several of Sydney Poitier's films like "A Raisin In The Sun" (very highly recommended also). This movie isn't quite up to "A Raisin in the Sun" but it's close. The acting is superb, the story is very involving, the writing is clever, and the star power of Eartha Kitt and Sammy Davis Jr. is strong. I think you'll miss a "good 'un" if you pass this one up---even though it was made in black and white---but don't get me started on that topic! Boland7214@aol.DVD Review: it was a trip out film
Summary: 4 Stars
i enjoyed watching this film recently. i dug the Humor&the way the family did there thing. the pacing&acting were all very good. Sammy Davis Jr truly did a very good job. Eartha Kitt was alright. Rex Ingram did a good Job as well.i like how this film was done. nothing was over the top. DVD Review: Sammy Steals The Show!
Summary: 3 Stars
What a delightful film this is. Eartha Kitt really didn't impress me as the title character, but Sammy Davis Jr. was absolutely wonderful as Danny, Anna's fast-talking, wordly suitor. Frederick O'Neal also does a fantastic job as Frank, Anna's wise-cracking and money-hungry brother. Rex Ingram also deserves a mention as Anna's father, the man who kicks her out of the house after a youthful indescretion. I had never heard of this film until someone recommended it to me and I'm glad I have it in my collection of old films. For a film made during this era, it was funny without being exploitative or demeaning.
Description of Anna Lucasta
Based on the hit Broadway play, Anna Lucasta is "a searing, illuminating family drama" (The Film Daily). Sultry siren Eartha Kitt is "vibrantly sexy" (Los Angeles Times) as a lascivious lady of the night, and cool cat Sammy Davis, Jr., displays "tremendous appeal and power" (Cue) in this torrid tale of love and greed. When wild child Anna Lucasta (Kitt) is banished from the family home by her self-righteous father, she falls into a life of prostitution and into the arms of street-wise sailor Danny Johnson (Davis). But after Anna shocks them all by finally finding true love with a well-heeled young suitor, her unforgiving father sets a vengeful plan in motion to remind his daughter of her sordid past and destroy her future forever!General DVDs
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