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The Sun Shines Bright
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The Sun Shines Bright

May 2, 1953
1h 42m
★ 6.5

JUDGE BILLY PRIEST...the only man who ever called Mallie Crump a Lady

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy
Drama

Production Companies

Argosy Pictures
Republic Pictures

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Cast

Charles Winninger

William Pittman Priest

Charles Winninger

Arleen Whelan

Lucy Lee Lake

Arleen Whelan

John Russell

Ashby Corwin

John Russell

Stepin Fetchit

Jeff Poindexter

Stepin Fetchit

Russell Simpson

Lewt Lake

Russell Simpson

Ludwig Stössel

Herman Felsburg

Ludwig Stössel

Francis Ford

Feeney

Francis Ford

Paul Hurst

Jimmy Bagby

Paul Hurst

Mitchell Lewis

Andy Redcliffe

Mitchell Lewis

Grant Withers

Buck Ramsey

Grant Withers

Milburn Stone

Horace K. Maydew

Milburn Stone

Dorothy Jordan

Lucy Lee's Mother

Dorothy Jordan