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The Sun Shines Bright

Movie
1953
1h 42m
NR
English
Comedy, Drama
User Score: 
6.7
Critic Score: 
65
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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.
The Sun Shines Bright Poster

The Sun Shines Bright

NR
Movie
1953
1h 42m
English
Comedy, Drama
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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6.7
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The Sun Shines Bright (1953) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
65

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Charles Winninger
William Pittman Priest
Arleen Whelan
Lucy Lee Lake
John Russell
Ashby Corwin
Stepin Fetchit
Jeff Poindexter
Ludwig Stssel
Herman Felsburg
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 ONeill
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
Ken Williams
Maydew's Henchman
Clarence Muse
Uncle Zack
Mae Marsh
GAR Woman at the Ball
Wilbur Mack
Party Guest at Ball (uncredited)
Directed By: John Ford
Written By: Laurence Stallings (Screenplay), Irvin S. Cobb (Story)

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Juliosoft says...
11 years ago
Cinema Paco 3. Image 3.25/5, sound 3/5. Although not one of the great John Ford's fine and entertaining, and it is of note that John Ford, actors who are little known but very well
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CinemaSerf
2 weeks ago
"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 tradition More
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