The Sun Shines Bright

May 2, 1953

1h 42m

★ 6.4

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

William Pittman Priest

Charles Winninger

Lucy Lee Lake

Arleen Whelan

Ashby Corwin

John Russell

Jeff Poindexter

Stepin Fetchit

Lewt Lake

Russell Simpson

Herman Felsburg

Ludwig Stössel

Feeney

Francis Ford

Jimmy Bagby

Paul Hurst

Andy Redcliffe

Mitchell Lewis

Buck Ramsey

Grant Withers

Horace K. Maydew

Milburn Stone

Lucy Lee's Mother

Dorothy Jordan

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