Lady from Louisiana (1941)

John Wayne stars in Bernard Vorhaus’s film as attorney John Reynolds, sent to investigate the Louisiana lottery. He falls for Julie Mirbeau, the daughter of the organiser but sees her father is murdered by one of his own henchmen when the net starts closing in on the racket. Julie, believing Reynolds’ work led to her father’s death, abadons him and flaunts herself with the killer Blackie Williams. But when she learns the truth, she turns back to Reynolds and agrees to give State’s evidence, only for the trial to be dramatically interrupted – and New Orleans dangerously threatened – by a storm that breaks a levee.