The Sun Shines Bright
John Ford1953-05-02
JUDGE BILLY PRIEST...the only man who ever called Mallie Crump a Lady
6.5
102 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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Charles Winninger | William Pittman Priest | Unowned |
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Arleen Whelan | Lucy Lee Lake | Unowned |
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John Russell | Ashby Corwin | Unowned |
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Stepin Fetchit | Jeff Poindexter | Unowned |
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Russell Simpson | Lewt Lake | Unowned |
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Ludwig Stössel | Herman Felsburg | Unowned |
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Francis Ford | Feeney | Unowned |
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Paul Hurst | Jimmy Bagby | Unowned |
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Mitchell Lewis | Andy Redcliffe | Unowned |
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Grant Withers | Buck Ramsey | Unowned |
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Milburn Stone | Horace K. Maydew | Unowned |
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Dorothy Jordan | Lucy Lee's Mother | Unowned |
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Elzie Emanuel | U.S. Grant 'You Ess' Woodford | Unowned |
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Henry O'Neill | Joe D. Habersham | Unowned |
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Slim Pickens | Sterling | Unowned |
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James Kirkwood | General Fairfield | Unowned |
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Ernest Whitman | Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford | Unowned |
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Trevor Bardette | Rufe Ramseur | Unowned |
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Eve March | Mallie Cramp | Unowned |
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Hal Baylor | Rufe Ramseur Jr. | Unowned |
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Jane Darwell | Aurora Ratchitt | Unowned |
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Ken Williams | Maydew's Henchman | Unowned |
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Clarence Muse | Uncle Zack | Unowned |
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Mae Marsh | GAR Woman at the Ball | Unowned |
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Wilbur Mack | Party Guest at Ball (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Perrin | Townsman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Patrick Wayne | Cadet (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Chuck Hayward | Deputy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Myrtle Anderson | Unowned | |
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Walter Bacon | Unowned | |
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Arthur Berkeley | Unowned | |
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Danny Borzage | Unowned | |
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Rudy Bowman | Unowned | |
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Jess Cavin | Unowned | |
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Jane Crowley | Unowned | |
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Willa Pearl Curtis | Unowned | |
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Mimi Doyle | Unowned | |
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Tex Driscoll | Unowned | |
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Robert Fuller | Unowned | |
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Slim Gaut | Unowned | |
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Sam Harris | Unowned | |
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Al Haskell | Unowned | |
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Shep Houghton | Unowned | |
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Michael Jeffers | Unowned | |
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Dick Johnstone | Unowned | |
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Jack Kenny | Unowned | |
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Philip Kieffer | Unowned | |
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Ann Kunde | Unowned | |
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Jack Low | Unowned | |
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Cliff Lyons | Unowned | |
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Cactus Mack | Unowned | |
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James Pier Mason | Unowned | |
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Louis Mason | Unowned | |
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Merrill McCormick | Unowned | |
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Mathew McCue | Unowned | |
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Frank McLure | Unowned | |
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Jack Mower | Unowned | |
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Frank O'Connor | Unowned | |
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James O'Hara | Unowned | |
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Jack Pennick | Unowned | |
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Barry Regan | Unowned | |
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Joe Rickson | Unowned | |
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Almira Sessions | Unowned | |
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Allen D. Sewall | Unowned | |
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Mickey Simpson | Unowned | |
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Leslie Sketchley | Unowned | |
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Elizabeth Slifer | Unowned | |
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Cap Somers | Unowned | |
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Harry Tenbrook | Unowned | |
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Blackjack Ward | Unowned | |
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Bennie Washington | Unowned |