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As a pouty Kentucky belle with a penchant for bourbon and dangerous liaisons, Elizabeth Taylor packs power as well as pulchritude in this star-packed remake of the classic melodrama "A Free Soul."
She plays Jean Latimer, whose father Steve (William Powell in one of his final film roles) is a brilliant yet hard-drinking trial lawyer who has gotten rich defending mobsters and has determined to steer his smart but headstrong daughter away from the darker side. Though the elder Latimer tries his best to intervene, Jean falls hard for one of his shady clients (Fernando Lamas), a path that leads not only to a family rift as well as courtroom fireworks. Gig Young and James Whitmore co-star.
Original Release
03/27/1953
US Release
03/27/1953
Cast
Name | Character |
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Elizabeth Taylor | Jean Latimer |
Fernando Lamas | Victor Y. Raimondi / Victor Raimondi |
William Powell | Steve Latimer |
Gig Young | Vance Court |
James Whitmore | Charles 'Chico' Menlow / Charles "Chico" Menlow |
Robert Burton | John Ashmond |
Bill Walker | Julian |
Leon Alton | Reporter |
Frank Baker | Congressional Hearing Spectator |
Harry Bartell | Joe |
Directors
Writers
Art Cohn, Willard Mack, Adela Rogers St. Johns
Cast
Name | Character |
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Elizabeth Taylor | Jean Latimer |
Fernando Lamas | Victor Y. Raimondi / Victor Raimondi |
William Powell | Steve Latimer |
Gig Young | Vance Court |
James Whitmore | Charles 'Chico' Menlow / Charles "Chico" Menlow |
Robert Burton | John Ashmond |
Bill Walker | Julian |
Leon Alton | Reporter |
Frank Baker | Congressional Hearing Spectator |
Harry Bartell | Joe |
Brandon Beach | Congressional Hearing Spectator |
George Brand | Senator |
Morgan Brown | Joe |
Roy Butler | Freddie - Latimer's Trainer |
Douglas Carter | Bellboy |
James Conaty | Horse Auction Spectator |
Jonathan Cott | Newspaper Man |
Oliver Cross | Congressional Hearing Spectator |
Frank Dae | Old Man Kinkaid |
Charles Ferguson | Photographer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Armand Deutsch | Producer |