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The Sun Shines Bright

Release Year
1953
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Comedy
Drama
Directed By
John Ford
The Sun Shines Bright

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.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Charles Winninger

William Pittman Priest

Arleen Whelan

Lucy Lee Lake

John Russell

Ashby Corwin

Stepin Fetchit

Jeff Poindexter

Russell Simpson

Lewt Lake

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

Crew

John Ford

Director

Laurence Stallings

Screenplay

Archie Stout

Director of Photography

Jack Murray

Editor

Adele Palmer

Costume Design

Merian C. Cooper

Producer

John Ford

Producer

Irvin S. Cobb

Story

Barbara Ford

Assistant Editor

Victor Young

Music

T.A. Carman

Sound

Howard Wilson

Sound

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