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Anna Lucasta   1958         N/R, 97 min. Genre: Drama Director: Arnold Laven   Cast: Eartha Kitt, Sammy Davis Jr., Frederick O'Neal, Henry Scott, Rex Ingram, Georgia Burke, James Edwards, Rosetta LeNoire, Isabel Cooley, Alvin Childress   Eartha Kitt takes on the role of prostitute Anna Lucasta who is kicked out of her home and then exploited by her family. This remake of the 1949 film features an all-Black cast, which is consistent with how playwright Philip Yordan wrote his controversial 1944 Broadway production.