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The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
"JUDGE BILLY PRIEST...the only man who ever called Mallie Crump a Lady"
Movie
Audience
Score
64
Starring
Charles Winninger
Arleen Whelan
John Russell
Director
John Ford
NR
1 hr 42 min
May 2nd, 1953
Drama
,
Comedy
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Plot
With the election approaching, a judge in a Southern town at the turn of the 20th century is involved variously in revealing the real identity of a young woman, reliving his Civil War memories, and preventing the lynching of an African youth.
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Theatrical Release:
May 2nd, 1953
Original Language:
English
Production Companies:
Argosy Pictures, Republic Pictures
small town
dancing
judge
election
kentucky
yankee
Cast & Crew
C
Charles Winninger
as William Pittman Priest
A
Arleen Whelan
as Lucy Lee Lake
J
John Russell
as Ashby Corwin
S
Stepin Fetchit
as Jeff Poindexter
R
Russell Simpson
as Lewt Lake
L
Ludwig Stössel
as Herman Felsburg
V
Victor Young
Music
M
Merian C. Cooper
Producer
J
John Ford
Producer
A
Archie Stout
Director of Photography
J
Jack Murray
Editor
F
Frank Hotaling
Art Direction
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