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The Lady in Red (Lewis Teague, ) script
UNITED STATES · 1979

The Lady in Red (Lewis Teague, ) script

John Sayles
New Hollywood gangster crime 1930s prohibition era coming of age Chicago underworld organized crime
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The Lady in Red (also known as Guns, Sin and Bathtub Gin) is a 1979 American crime drama film directed by Lewis Teague with a screenplay by John Sayles. The film stars Pamela Sue Martin and Robert Conrad, and Louise Fletcher. The plot concerns a farmer's daughter who runs away to Chicago, where she falls into a life of crime through association with gangster John Dillinger.

Year1979
CountryUnited States
DirectorJohn Sayles
MovementNew Hollywood
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