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Lulu Belle

1948 · 86 min

A lush, old-fashioned melodrama that sweeps you through doomed romance and scandal with a bittersweet, nostalgic pull.

Directed by
Leslie Fenton
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Dorothy Lamour, George Montgomery, Albert Dekker
Tagline
Why did scandal always follow LULU BELLE... Men found out about her too late.
Overview
Lulu Belle is singing in a cheap dive in Natchez, Mississippi in the early 1900's when she meets rising young attorney George Davis. He gives up his fiancée and career to marry Lulu Bell. When his money runs out, Lulu Belle goes to work in a New Orleans club run by tough gambler Mark Brady. She tries to send George back to Natchez by pretending that she has fallen for prize-fighter Butch Cooper but George, in a fit of jealousy, drives a handful of forks into Butch's face. He is sent to prison and Lulu goes to New York with millionaire Harry Randolph, who makes her the singing sensation of Broadway and asks her to marry him. She refuses when she learns that George has been released from prison, realizing that he is the only man she ever truly loved.

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Directed by
Leslie Fenton
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Dorothy Lamour, George Montgomery, Albert Dekker
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Leslie Fenton
Written by
Everett Freeman
Starring
Dorothy Lamour, George Montgomery, Albert Dekker, Otto Kruger, Glenda Farrell, Greg McClure, Charlotte Wynters, Addison Richards
Cinematography
Ernest Laszlo
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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