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The Sun Shines Bright

1953-1h 42min
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6.5 / 10 41

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.

Directed by John Ford

Writers Irvin S. Cobb Laurence Stallings

Stars Charles Winninger Arleen Whelan John Russell

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Cast

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Charles Winninger

William Pittman Priest
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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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Dorothy Jordan

Lucy Lee's Mother

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