The Sun Comes Up
6.4
“A grand threesome who will win your heart!”
Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to put aside her bitterness and grief as she grows to love a young orphan boy and his dog.
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7 films
Cast
9 people
Jeanette MacDonald
Helen Lorfield Winter
Known for
Love Me Tonight
San Francisco
Lloyd Nolan
Thomas I. Chandler
Known for
Hannah and Her Sisters
Island in the Sky
Claude Jarman Jr.
Jerry
Known for
Rio Grande
The Yearling
Lewis Stone
Arthur Norton
Known for
The Lost World
Grand Hotel
Percy Kilbride
Mr. Willie B. Williegood
Known for
The Southerner
Fallen Angel
Nicholas Joy
Victor Alvord
Known for
Gentleman's Agreement
Desk Set
Margaret Hamilton
Mrs. Golightly
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
13 Ghosts
Hope Landin
Mrs. Pope
Known for
Scaramouche
I Remember Mama
Esther Somers
Susan, the maid
Known for
Madame Bovary
Richard Thorpe Director · Margaret Fitts Writer William Ludwig Writer
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $1.7M · United States release May 12, 1949
Box office
Budget
$1,659,000
Worldwide gross
$2,044,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 12, 1949
Theatrical
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