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The Sun Shines Bright ( 1953 )

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

★6.4 /10 _(42.0)

102 min ● May 2, 1953 ● English

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.

Top Cast

Charles Winninger

Charles Winninger

William Pittman Priest

Arleen Whelan

Lucy Lee Lake

John Russell

Ashby Corwin

Stepin Fetchit

Jeff Poindexter

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Lewt Lake

Ludwig Stössel

Herman Felsburg

Francis Ford

Feeney

Paul Hurst

Jimmy Bagby

Mitchell Lewis

Andy Redcliffe

Grant Withers

Buck Ramsey

Milburn Stone

Horace K. Maydew

Dorothy Jordan

Lucy Lee's Mother

Elzie Emanuel

U.S. Grant 'You Ess' Woodford

Henry O'Neill

Joe D. Habersham

Slim Pickens

Sterling

James Kirkwood

General Fairfield

Ernest Whitman

Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

Trevor Bardette

Trevor Bardette

Rufe Ramseur

Eve March

Mallie Cramp

Hal Baylor

Rufe Ramseur Jr.

Jane Darwell

Aurora Ratchitt

Ken Williams

Maydew's Henchman

Clarence Muse

Uncle Zack

Mae Marsh

GAR Woman at the Ball

Wilbur Mack

Party Guest at Ball (uncredited)

Jack Perrin

Townsman (uncredited)

Patrick Wayne

Cadet (uncredited)

Chuck Hayward

Deputy (uncredited)