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DRAMA

ROMANCE

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

name	character
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson	Gros Bat
Fay Bainter	Aunt Belle Massey
Trevor Bardette	Sheriff at Plantation (uncredited)
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard	Ti Bat
George Brent	Buck Cantrell
Al Bridge	New Orleans Sheriff (uncredited)
Maurice Brierre	Drunk (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford	Flower Girl (uncredited)
Frederick Burton	First Director (uncredited)
Spring Byington	Mrs. Kendrick
Georgia Caine	Mrs. Petion (uncredited)
Davison Clark	Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Ann Codee	Madame Poulard (uncredited)
Donald Crisp	Dr. Livingstone
Richard Cromwell	Ted Dillard
Frank Darien	Bookkeeper (uncredited)
Bette Davis	Julie Marsden
Suzanne Dulier	Midinette (uncredited)
Margaret Early	Stephanie Kendrick
Mary Field	Woman at the Olympus Ball (uncredited)
Henry Fonda	Preston Dillard
Jack George	Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Jesse Graves	Servant (uncredited)
George Guhl	Fugitive Planter (uncredited)
Theresa Harris	Zette
John Harron	Jenkins (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes	Doctor at Duel (uncredited)
Philip Hurlic	Erronens (uncredited)
Fred Lawrence	Bob (uncredited)
Margaret Lindsay	Amy Bradford Dillard
John Litel	Jean La Cour
Sam McDaniel	Driver (uncredited)
Edward McWade	Second Director (uncredited)
Louis Mercier	Bar Companion (uncredited)
Charles Middleton	Officer (uncredited)
Jack Norton	Drunk (uncredited)
Gordon Oliver	Dick Allen
Henry O'Neill	General Theopholus Bogardus
Tony Paton	Drunk (uncredited)
Lou Payton	Uncle Cato
Irving Pichel	Huger
Georges Renavent	De Lautruc
Cliff Saum	Ball Assistant Director (uncredited)
Janet Shaw	Molly Allen
George Sorel	Bar Companion (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland	Woman at the Olympus Ball (uncredited)
Jacques Vanaire	Durette (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim	Customer (uncredited)

name
Robert Buckner	screenplay
Owen Davis	writer (original)
Louis F. Edelman	screenplay
Abem Finkel	screenplay
John Huston	screenplay
Clements Ripley	screenplay
Max Steiner	composer
William Wyler	director, producer

year	award	category	name
1938	Academy Award	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Bette Davis
1938	Academy Award	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Fay Bainter