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The Sun Shines Bright( 1953)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Charles Winninger

      William Pittman Priest

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      Arleen Whelan

      Lucy Lee Lake

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      John Russell

      Ashby Corwin

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      Stepin Fetchit

      Jeff Poindexter

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      Russell Simpson

      Lewt Lake

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      Ludwig Stössel

      Herman Felsburg

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      Francis Ford

      Feeney

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      Paul Hurst

      Jimmy Bagby

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      Mitchell Lewis

      Andy Redcliffe

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      Grant Withers

      Buck Ramsey

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      Milburn Stone

      Horace K. Maydew

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      Dorothy Jordan

      Lucy Lee's Mother

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      Elzie Emanuel

      U.S. Grant 'You Ess' Woodford

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      Henry O'Neill

      Joe D. Habersham

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      Slim Pickens

      Sterling

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      James Kirkwood

      General Fairfield

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      Ernest Whitman

      Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

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      Trevor Bardette

      Rufe Ramseur

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      Eve March

      Mallie Cramp

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      Hal Baylor

      Rufe Ramseur Jr.

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      Jane Darwell

      Aurora Ratchitt

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      Ken Williams

      Maydew's Henchman

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      Clarence Muse

      Uncle Zack

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      Mae Marsh

      GAR Woman at the Ball

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      Wilbur Mack

      Party Guest at Ball (uncredited)

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      Jack Perrin

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Patrick Wayne

      Cadet (uncredited)

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      Chuck Hayward

      Deputy (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jan 05 2025
    "Priest" (Charles Winninger) is a Kentucky judge who is coming up for re-election and it's going to be a tough challenge. The town is divided roughly along the lines of an old Civil war mentality, congenially enough amongst the white folks but still consigning the black population to their traditional societal sub-strata. The judge's chances of winning become distinctly precarious when he intervenes in one case where a lawless bunch are apt to lynch a young man for an alleged crime against a white girl. Their evidence seems predicated solely on the racket caused by their bloodhounds and this is...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • dancing
    • small town
    • judge
    • kentucky
    • election
    • yankee