Anna Lucasta (1958) - (Movie Clip) Haitian God Of The Sea

Name: Anna Lucasta (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Haitian God Of The Sea
Uploaded: 2014-03-03T00:00:00-05:00
Duration: 3 min 43 s
Description: The jazz score kicks back in as Sammy Davis Jr. (as sailor "Danny," his first scene in his first dramatic role) and pal Lester (Charles Swain) arrive at the San Diego waterfront bar run by Noah (Alvin Childress), come to see the streetwalker title character (Eartha Kitt), in the 1958 version of Anna Lucasta.

The jazz score kicks back in as Sammy Davis Jr. (as sailor "Danny," his first scene in his first dramatic role) and pal Lester (Charles Swain) arrive at the San Diego waterfront bar run by Noah (Alvin Childress), come to see the streetwalker title character (Eartha Kitt), in the 1958 version of Anna Lucasta.

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