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Laughing Anne (1953)

Laughing Anne poster
Directed by
Herbert Wilcox
Genre
drama film, adventure film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman runs a boarding house in a rough port town. She gets caught up in a risky venture with a sea captain and a criminal.

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What happens

Laughing Anne is a 1953 British adventure film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Wendell Corey, Margaret Lockwood, Forrest Tucker, and Ronald Shiner. It was adapted by Pamela Bower from Joseph Conrad's short story, "Because of the Dollars" and from his 1923 two-act play, Laughing Anne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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