Lydia Bailey (novel)

In 1952 the novel was adapted as a film by the Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Jean Negulesco, from a screenplay by Michael Blankfort and Philip Dunne. The filmmakers expanded the title role beyond the character's lesser position in the novel, and reduced the narrative. The film, produced in Technicolor, is set entirely on Haiti.

A number of actresses were suggested for the role of Bailey, including Micheline Presle, Jean Simmons, Linda Darnell, and Susan Hayward, before Anne Francis was cast in the part.^[1]

• Lydia Bailey at Faded Page (Canada)

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