The Sun Shines Bright backdrop

The Sun Shines Bright 1953 Directed by John Ford

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , German
Gneres Comedy , Drama
Production Companies Republic Pictures , Argosy Pictures
Release Date 2 May 1953
102 mins
Cast
Charles Winninger William Pittman Priest
Arleen Whelan Lucy Lee Lake
John Russell Ashby Corwin
Stepin Fetchit Jeff Poindexter
Russell Simpson Lewt Lake
Ludwig Stössel Herman Felsburg
Paul Hurst Jimmy Bagby
Mitchell Lewis Andy Redcliffe
Grant Withers Buck Ramsey
Milburn Stone Horace K. Maydew
Dorothy Jordan Lucy Lee's Mother
Elzie Emanuel U.S. Grant 'You Ess' Woodford
Henry O'Neill Joe D. Habersham
Slim Pickens Sterling
James Kirkwood General Fairfield
Ernest Whitman Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Trevor Bardette Rufe Ramseur
Eve March Mallie Cramp
Hal Baylor Rufe Ramseur Jr.
Jane Darwell Aurora Ratchitt
Ken Williams Maydew's Henchman
Clarence Muse Uncle Zack
Mae Marsh GAR Woman at the Ball
Wilbur Mack Party Guest at Ball (uncredited)
Jack Perrin Townsman (uncredited)
Patrick Wayne Cadet (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward Deputy (uncredited)