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The Cabin in the Cotton
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The Cabin in the Cotton 1932 Directed by Michael Curtiz

They said this book was "throbbing, vital, absorbing." (N.Y. American) You'll say the same thing about the picture!

Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Production Company First National Pictures
Release Date 26 September 1932
78 mins
Cast
Richard Barthelmess
Richard Barthelmess Marvin Blake
Dorothy Jordan
Dorothy Jordan Betty Wright
Bette Davis
Bette Davis Madge Norwood
Hardie Albright
Hardie Albright Roland Neal
David Landau
David Landau Tom Blake
Berton Churchill
Berton Churchill Lane Norwood
Dorothy Peterson
Dorothy Peterson Lilly Blake
Russell Simpson
Russell Simpson Uncle Joe
Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall Slick
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall Eph Clinton
Edmund Breese
Edmund Breese Holmes Scott
John Marston
John Marston Russell Carter
Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson Sock Fisher
William Le Maire
William Le Maire Jake Fisher
Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse A Blind Negro
Frank Austin
Frank Austin Tenant Farmer (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Harry Cording Ross Clinton (uncredited)
Virginia Hammond
Virginia Hammond Miriam Norwood (uncredited)
Florine McKinney
Florine McKinney Liza Blake (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones Ezzy Daniels (uncredited)
Libby Taylor
Libby Taylor Norwood's Maid (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
Writer
Paul Green
Paul Green
Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
Cinematography
Barney McGill
Barney McGill
Editor
George Amy
George Amy
Sound
Earl Sitar
Earl Sitar
Original Writer
Harry Harrison Kroll
Harry Harrison Kroll
Art Direction
Esdras Hartley
Esdras Hartley
Costume Design
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly
Assistant Directors
William Keighley
William Keighley
Al Alleborn
Al Alleborn