The Sun Shines Bright

JUDGE BILLY PRIEST...the only man who ever called Mallie Crump a Lady

Duration: 102 min

Release date: 1953-05-02

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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.

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Charles Winninger

Charles Winninger

as William Pittman Priest

as Lucy Lee Lake

as Ashby Corwin

as Jeff Poindexter

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Ludwig Stössel

as Herman Felsburg

as Andy Redcliffe

as Horace K. Maydew

as Lucy Lee's Mother

as U.S. Grant 'You Ess' Woodford

as Joe D. Habersham

as General Fairfield

as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

Trevor Bardette

Trevor Bardette

as Rufe Ramseur

as Mallie Cramp

as Rufe Ramseur Jr.

as Aurora Ratchitt

as Maydew's Henchman

as GAR Woman at the Ball

as Party Guest at Ball (uncredited)

as Townsman (uncredited)

as Cadet (uncredited)

as Deputy (uncredited)

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John McCarthy Jr.

John McCarthy Jr.

Director of Photography

Merian C. Cooper

Merian C. Cooper

James R. Barker

James R. Barker

Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr.

Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr.

Laurence Stallings

Laurence Stallings

Assistant Editor

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