The Sun Shines Bright

1953    1h 42m    Not Rated
6.960%71%64%
John Ford weaves three "Judge Priest" stories together to form a good-natured exploration of honour and small-town politics in the South around the turn of the century. Judge William Priest is involved variously in revealing the real identity of Lucy Lake, reliving his Civil War memories, preventing the lynching of a youth and contesting the elections with Yankee Horace K. Maydew.
Directed By
John Ford
Studio
Argosy Pictures, Republic Pictures

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Cast of The Sun Shines Bright
  • Charles WinningerWilliam Pittman Priest
  • Arleen WhelanLucy Lee Lake
  • John RussellAshby Corwin
  • Stepin FetchitJeff Poindexter
  • Russell SimpsonLewt Lake
  • Ludwig StösselHerman Felsburg
  • Francis FordFeeney
  • Paul HurstJimmy Bagby
  • Mitchell LewisAndy Redcliffe
  • Grant WithersBuck Ramsey
  • Milburn StoneHorace K. Maydew
  • Dorothy JordanLucy Lee's Mother
  • Elzie EmanuelU.S. Grant 'You Ess' Woodford
  • Henry O'NeillJoe D. Habersham
  • Slim PickensSterling
  • James KirkwoodGeneral Fairfield
  • Ernest WhitmanPleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
  • Trevor BardetteRufe Ramseur
  • Eve MarchMallie Cramp
  • Hal BaylorRufe Ramseur Jr.
  • Jane DarwellAurora Ratchitt
  • Ken WilliamsMaydew's Henchman
  • Clarence MuseUncle Zack
  • Mae MarshGAR Woman at the Ball
  • Wilbur MackParty Guest at Ball (uncredited)
  • Jack PerrinTownsman (uncredited)
  • Patrick WayneCadet (uncredited)
  • Chuck HaywardDeputy (uncredited)
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