The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
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- Approved
- 1h 30min
- Comedy, Drama
- 02 May 1953 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination.
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Charles Winninger | ... |
Judge 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 | ... |
Dr. Lewt Lake
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Ludwig Stössel | ... |
Herman Felsburg
(as Ludwig Stossel)
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Francis Ford | ... |
Feeney - Old Backwoodsman
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Paul Hurst | ... |
Army Sgt. Jimmy Bagby
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Mitchell Lewis | ... |
Sheriff 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 - Lanky Backwoodsman
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James Kirkwood | ... |
Gen. 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 | ... |
Mrs. Aurora Ratchitt
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Kenny Williams | ... |
Maydew's Henchman
(as Ken Williams)
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Clarence Muse | ... |
Uncle Zack
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Mae Marsh | ... |
G.A.R. Woman at the Ball
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Myrtle Anderson | ... |
Washerwoman (uncredited)
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Walter Bacon | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Arthur Berkeley | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Danny Borzage | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Rudy Bowman | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Jess Cavin | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Jane Crowley | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Willa Pearl Curtis | ... |
Washerwoman (uncredited)
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Mimi Doyle | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Tex Driscoll | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Slim Gaut | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Sam Harris | ... |
Party Guest at Ball (uncredited)
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Al Haskell | ... |
Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
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Chuck Hayward | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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Shep Houghton | ... |
Party Guest at Ball (uncredited)
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James Jackson | ... |
James (uncredited)
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Michael Jeffers | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Dick Johnstone | ... |
Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
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Jack Kenny | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Philip Kieffer | ... |
Jansen (uncredited)
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Anne Kunde | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Jack Low | ... |
Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
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Cliff Lyons | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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Cactus Mack | ... |
Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
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Wilbur Mack | ... |
Party Guest at Ball (uncredited)
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Louis Mason | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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Merrill McCormick | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Mathew McCue | ... |
Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
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Frank McLure | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jack Mower | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Frank O'Connor | ... |
Dock Walloper (uncredited)
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James O'Hara | ... |
Cadet Leader (uncredited)
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Jack Pennick | ... |
Beaker (uncredited)
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Jack Perrin | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Barry Regan | ... |
Tally Clerk (uncredited)
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Joe Rickson | ... |
Dink (uncredited)
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Almira Sessions | ... |
Society Matron at the Ball (uncredited)
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Allen D. Sewall | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Mickey Simpson | ... |
Assistant Blacksmith (uncredited)
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Leslie Sketchley | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Elizabeth Slifer | ... |
Gossip (uncredited)
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Cap Somers | ... |
Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
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Blackjack Ward | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Bennie Washington | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Patrick Wayne | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Ford |
Written by
Laurence Stallings | ... | (screenplay) |
Irvin S. Cobb | ... | (short stories "The Sun Shines Bright", "The Mob from Massac" and "The Lord Provides") |
Produced by
Merian C. Cooper | ... | producer (uncredited) |
John Ford | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Victor Young |
Cinematography by
Archie Stout | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Jack Murray |
Editorial Department
Barbara Ford | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Frank Hotaling |
Set Decoration by
John McCarthy Jr. | ||
George Milo |
Costume Design by
Adele Palmer |
Makeup Department
James R. Barker | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Lee Lukather | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wingate Smith | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
T.A. Carman | ... | sound |
Howard Wilson | ... | sound |
Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr. | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Jack Caffee | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Chuck Hayward | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Cliff Lyons | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Nels Mathias | ... | key grip (uncredited) |
Music Department
R. Dale Butts | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
Jester Hairston | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
Harry Scharf | ... | assistant musical director (uncredited) |
Victor Young | ... | musical director (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Herbert J. Yates | ... | presenter |
D.R.O. Hatswell | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Republic Pictures (I) (1953) (United States) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures International, British Film Division (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Australia (1953) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Les Films Fernand Rivers (1953) (France) (theatrical)
- Empire Universal Films (1954) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures de México (1954) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures of Puerto Rico (1954) (Puerto Rico) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures of Cuba (1954) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Republic Films Argentina (1954) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures Do Brazil (1954) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Hollywood Television Service (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1985) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Olive Films (2012) (Canada) (Blu-ray)
- Olive Films (2012) (Canada) (DVD)
- Olive Films (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Olive Films (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Les Acacias (2014) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Consolidated Film Industries (CFI) (optical effects)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Bernard Keane |
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Taglines | JUDGE BILLY PRIEST...the only man who ever called Mallie Crump a Lady (original one-three-and-six sheet posters) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | According to a 1968 interview with John Ford, this is his favorite of all of his films. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in John Ford (1992). See more » |
Soundtracks | My Old Kentucky Home See more » |
Quotes |
[the prayer he says at the funeral of Lucy Lee's mother]
Ashby Corwin: Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, / look upon a little child. / Pity her simplicity; / suffer her to come to thee. / Amen. See more » |