The Sun Shines Bright
02/05/1953
2h

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.
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


Francis Ford
Feeney


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)
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