
The Sun Shines Bright
JUDGE BILLY PRIEST...the only man who ever called Mallie Crump a Lady
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5/2/1953Runtime
102 minsOverview
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.
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A gentle, episodic portrait of a Kentucky judge navigating the moral complexities of a small Southern town at the turn of the century, where kindness and dignified principle quietly counter the darker currents of the era. It's a film that finds grace in modest gestures and community bonds, even as it confronts the weight of history and prejudice.
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Heads up

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
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