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1958 film by Arnold Laven

Anna Lucasta is a 1958 American drama film directed by Arnold Laven and written by Philip Yordan. It stars Eartha Kitt, Sammy Davis Jr., and Henry Scott.^[1][3] It is a remake of the 1949 film noir version (directed by Irving Rapper and starring Paulette Goddard), which itself was an adaptation of the 1936 stage play.

Plot

At the family home in Los Angeles, patriarch Joe Lucasta learns that his friend Otis has sold a farm in Alabama, distributing the proceeds to his children.

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Otis' son Rudolph is bringing his share to California, where Otis hopes that Joe can find a wife for Rudolph. Joe's son Stanley and son-in-law Frank hope to get the money by being the ones to find Rudolph a wife. Though uninterested in the money, Joe's wife Theresa suggests youngest daughter Anna, whom Joe put out of the house sometime earlier.

Theresa believes Anna is good and sees a chance for her to get a fresh start. Stanley,