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The Sun Shines Bright
JUDGE BILLY PRIEST...the only man who ever called Mallie Crump a Lady
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.
- Original title
- The Sun Shines Bright
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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- Revenue
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Jan 5, 2025 · via TMDB
"Priest" (Charles Winninger) is a Kentucky judge who is coming up for re-election and it's going to be a tough challenge. The town is divided roughly along the lines of an old Civil war mentality, congenially enough amongst the white folks but still consigning the black population to their traditional societal sub-strata. The judge's chances of winning become distinctly precarious when he intervenes in one case where a lawless bunch are apt to lynch a young man for an alleged crime against a white girl. Their evidence seems predicated solely on the racket caused by their bloodhounds and this is a man of principal who requires the rule of law to be upheld. His beliefs cause him yet further problems as a tragedy befalls the community that causes him, yet again, to take a stance that isn't going to win him many supporters either. Along the way, we delve a little into the history of the townsfolk during the war and the whole thing is underpinned with a geniality that Winninger delivers well. It emphasises the value of community, but only when community values and enforces it's own standards. Shame and, to a degree, contrition, are used quite successfully here to illustrate those points - but it's all presented in a light-hearted fashion. Can he win the vote, though?
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Charles Winninger
William Pittman Priest
Arleen Whelan
Lucy Lee Lake
John Russell
Ashby Corwin
Stepin Fetchit
Jeff Poindexter
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
Rufe Ramseur
Eve March
Mallie Cramp
Hal Baylor
Rufe Ramseur Jr.
Jane Darwell
Aurora Ratchitt
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)
Rudy Bowman
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Willa Pearl Curtis
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Tex Driscoll
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Robert Fuller
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Shep Houghton
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Michael Jeffers
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Dick Johnstone
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Jack Kenny
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Cliff Lyons
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Cactus Mack
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James Pier Mason
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Louis Mason
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Mathew McCue
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Frank McLure
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Jack Mower
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Frank O'Connor
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James O'Hara
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Jack Pennick
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Joe Rickson
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Almira Sessions
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Mickey Simpson
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Elizabeth Slifer
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Cap Somers
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Harry Tenbrook
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Blackjack Ward
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John Ford
Director
John Ford
Producer
Merian C. Cooper
Producer
Victor Young
Music
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
Irvin S. Cobb
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May 2, 1953
