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.
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Cast
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Charles Winninger
William Pittman Priest
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Ken Williams
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Arleen Whelan
Lucy Lee Lake
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John Russell
Ashby Corwin
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Stepin Fetchit
Jeff Poindexter
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Russell Simpson
Lewt Lake
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Ludwig Stössel
Herman Felsburg
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Francis Ford
Feeney
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Paul Hurst
Jimmy Bagby
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Mitchell Lewis
Andy Redcliffe
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Grant Withers
Buck Ramsey
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Milburn Stone
Horace K. Maydew
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John Ford Director · Laurence Stallings Screenplay Irvin S. Cobb Story
United States release May 2, 1953 · Produced in United States · Languages English, German
Production
Argosy Pictures
Production
Republic Pictures
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · May 2, 1953
Theatrical
Germany
June 30, 1953 · Theatrical
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