The Louisiana Hussy

She Got What She Wanted ... Giving Men What They Wanted!

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Cajun newlyweds must deal with the jealousy of his brother, who also loved her, and the arrival of a mysterious seductress in their bayou backwater.

Released: Apr 1, 1959

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Nan Peterson

Nina Duprez, alias Minette Lanier

Robert Richards

Pierre Guillot

Peter Coe

Jacques Guillot

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