The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
JUDGE BILLY PRIEST...the only man who ever called Mallie Crump a Lady
90 min
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.
- Release date
- May 2, 1953
- Country of origin
- United States
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Cast
- Charles Winninger as Judge William Pittman Priest
- Arleen Whelan as Lucy Lee Lake
- John Russell as Ashby Corwin
- Stepin Fetchit as Jeff Poindexter
- Russell Simpson as Dr. Lewt Lake
- Ludwig Stössel as Herman Felsburg
- Francis Ford as Feeney - Old Backwoodsman
- Paul Hurst as Army Sgt. Jimmy Bagby
- Mitchell Lewis as Sheriff 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
- 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)
- Walter Bacon
Crew
- John Ford · Director
- Laurence Stallings · Writer
- Irvin S. Cobb · Writer
- Victor Young · Composer
- Archie Stout · Cinematographer
- Jack Murray · Editor