The Sun Shines Bright

The Sun Shines Bright

100 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 2, 1953

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.

The Sun Shines Bright

100 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 2, 1953

The Sun Shines Bright
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Argosy Pictures
Original title The Sun Shines Bright
Directors John Ford
Writers Irvin S. Cobb, Laurence Stallings

Cast

Charles Winninger

as William Pittman Priest

Arleen Whelan

as Lucy Lee Lake

John Russell

as Ashby Corwin

Stepin Fetchit

as Jeff Poindexter

Russell Simpson

as Lewt Lake

Ludwig Stössel

as Herman Felsburg

Francis Ford

as Feeney

Paul Hurst

as Jimmy Bagby

Mitchell Lewis

as Andy Redcliffe

Grant Withers

as Buck Ramsey

Milburn Stone

as Horace K. Maydew

Dorothy Jordan

as Lucy Lee's Mother

Elzie Emanuel

as U.S. Grant 'You Ess' Woodford

Henry O'Neill

as Joe D. Habersham

Slim Pickens

as Sterling

James Kirkwood

as General Fairfield

Ernest Whitman

as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

Trevor Bardette

as Rufe Ramseur

Eve March

as Mallie Cramp

Hal Baylor

as Rufe Ramseur Jr.

Jane Darwell

as Aurora Ratchitt

Ken Williams

as Maydew's Henchman

Clarence Muse

as Uncle Zack

Mae Marsh

as GAR Woman at the Ball

Wilbur Mack

as Party Guest at Ball (uncredited)

Jack Perrin

as Townsman (uncredited)

Patrick Wayne

as Cadet (uncredited)

Chuck Hayward

as Deputy (uncredited)