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The Sun Shines Bright

6.4 102 mins Comedy   Drama   1953
Argosy Pictures   Republic Pictures  
Director(s): John Ford

Release Date: 02 Sat, May 1953

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.

Casts of The Sun Shines Bright

Charles Winninger

as William Pittman Priest

Arleen Whelan

as Lucy Lee Lake

John Russell

as Ashby Corwin

Stepin Fetchit

as Jeff Poindexter

Russell Simpson

as Lewt Lake

Ludwig Stössel

as Herman Felsburg

Francis Ford

as Feeney

Paul Hurst

as Jimmy Bagby

Mitchell Lewis

as Andy Redcliffe

Grant Withers

as Buck Ramsey

Milburn Stone

as Horace K. Maydew

Dorothy Jordan

as Lucy Lee's Mother

Elzie Emanuel

as U.S. Grant 'You Ess' Woodford

Henry O'Neill

as Joe D. Habersham

Slim Pickens

as Sterling

James Kirkwood

as General Fairfield

Ernest Whitman

as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

Trevor Bardette

as Rufe Ramseur

Eve March

as Mallie Cramp

Hal Baylor

as Rufe Ramseur Jr.

Jane Darwell

as Aurora Ratchitt

Ken Williams

as Maydew's Henchman

Clarence Muse

as Uncle Zack

Mae Marsh

as GAR Woman at the Ball

Wilbur Mack

as Party Guest at Ball (uncredited)

Jack Perrin

as Townsman (uncredited)

Patrick Wayne

as Cadet (uncredited)

Chuck Hayward

as Deputy (uncredited)

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