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The Sun Shines Bright
1 hour 42 minutes1953-05-02
6.4
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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](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ksiZaQTiTUDKzXS8fw7RoIwrgJ3.jpg)
Charles Winninger
William Pittman Priest
![Arleen Whelan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fEY5dfpvPf1WnzdxgVeQwR74JCn.jpg)
Arleen Whelan
Lucy Lee Lake
![John Russell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dtpDGQCHdouu55aoRrMniBBOFlY.jpg)
John Russell
Ashby Corwin
![Stepin Fetchit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dc4SOTvQahtWdciBadPqqSUAqvy.jpg)
Stepin Fetchit
Jeff Poindexter
![Russell Simpson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sZAJ7TS52RxyejiirXhhqmYxxwn.jpg)
Russell Simpson
Lewt Lake
![Ludwig Stössel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//p6ioKRb3FNRteCC47HnNTGVlNRq.jpg)
Ludwig Stössel
Herman Felsburg
![Francis Ford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//v5MKJZbr5kwP7KbLjNgw7Bqwsto.jpg)
Francis Ford
Feeney
![Paul Hurst](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//l068yW6ly6M7IkjTWD8qtB5O2kA.jpg)
Paul Hurst
Jimmy Bagby
![Mitchell Lewis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//u8t8u4huDqvZKvcBwQKxOFIJiT5.jpg)
Mitchell Lewis
Andy Redcliffe
![Grant Withers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//w0DPphF4v9Ap1dFG8yfHluCy4PZ.jpg)
Grant Withers
Buck Ramsey
![Milburn Stone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3USWF00CiqUfaFkityyyJxh9srN.jpg)
Milburn Stone
Horace K. Maydew
![Dorothy Jordan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1VrpxvKxhWCwssMjeaeK5ne6ym2.jpg)
Dorothy Jordan
Lucy Lee's Mother
![Elzie Emanuel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xDNIdSjHf8HdHYHqqRglg3vPV8w.jpg)
Elzie Emanuel
U.S. Grant 'You Ess' Woodford
![Henry O'Neill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2jrV5PWrFNtnecl0Ls6zOJOp1EI.jpg)
Henry O'Neill
Joe D. Habersham
![Slim Pickens](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//k4gIlBO0kGjibi8b4cPXIsPTjx0.jpg)
Slim Pickens
Sterling
![James Kirkwood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//svL7O0IG1wHWXr9BUIolCWkKeeN.jpg)
James Kirkwood
General Fairfield
![Ernest Whitman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8PxvwtCHVQw4L0SX7bGbh7nfAv8.jpg)
Ernest Whitman
Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
![Trevor Bardette](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2UMCLFs7YmM5031cKZvA3C4q7zw.jpg)
Trevor Bardette
Rufe Ramseur
![Eve March](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3mhujl0OgIvbovKWM7N9Z2qAu3w.jpg)
Eve March
Mallie Cramp
![Hal Baylor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cb7gNKJNP861uzmGwUVRm0wfcXL.jpg)
Hal Baylor
Rufe Ramseur Jr.
![Jane Darwell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xWTsj5z2N94OOnimMmUYewQXOIi.jpg)
Jane Darwell
Aurora Ratchitt
![Ken Williams](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ken Williams
Maydew's Henchman
![Clarence Muse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9k5D1LxHU7C0MhErSiY1uVt0mm8.jpg)
Clarence Muse
Uncle Zack
![Mae Marsh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1PDFSBQCwJ1yteuffEJgwSrAVra.jpg)
Mae Marsh
GAR Woman at the Ball
![Wilbur Mack](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hPd17j7C1PIfbHLhlDpolL6BSuC.jpg)
Wilbur Mack
Party Guest at Ball (uncredited)
![Jack Perrin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sIDD5DtGAyf8ZGhHz19xvRobnRG.jpg)
Jack Perrin
Townsman (uncredited)
![Patrick Wayne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//u0EjouQWSjqr5npkGW9EXLNNAnC.jpg)
Patrick Wayne
Cadet (uncredited)
![Chuck Hayward](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7Akk0i7GTJi7ViWAqt00sMZQfGo.jpg)