The Sun Shines Bright
02/05/1953
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.
Movie Information
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)
