Lydia

Lydia

Lydia

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Lydia

"The Story of a free woman and her romances!"

1941

1h 44m

6.5(13 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young and courted her. In memory, each romance seemed splendid and destined for happiness, but in each case, Lydia realizes, the truth was less romantic, and ill-starred.

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United Artists

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Lydia MacMillan

Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver

Sarah MacMillan

Alan Marshal

Alan Marshal

Richard Mason

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Michael Fitzpatrick

Hans Járay

Hans Járay

Frank Andre

George Reeves

George Reeves

Bob Willard

John Halliday

John Halliday

Fitzpatrick

Sara Allgood

Sara Allgood

Mary

Billy Ray

Johnny

Frank Conlan

Old Ned

Creative team

Directed by: Julien Duvivier
Written by: Julien Duvivier
Leslie Bush-Fekete
Produced by: Alexander Korda

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