

The Sun Shines Bright
1 hour 42 minutes1953-05-02
6.5
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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
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

Elzie Emanuel
U.S. Grant 'You Ess' Woodford

Henry O'Neill
Joe D. Habersham

Slim Pickens
Sterling

James Kirkwood
General Fairfield

Ernest Whitman
Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

Trevor Bardette
Rufe Ramseur

Eve March
Mallie Cramp

Hal Baylor
Rufe Ramseur Jr.

Jane Darwell
Aurora Ratchitt

Ken Williams
Maydew's Henchman

Clarence Muse
Uncle Zack

Mae Marsh
GAR Woman at the Ball

Wilbur Mack
Party Guest at Ball (uncredited)

Jack Perrin
Townsman (uncredited)

Patrick Wayne
Cadet (uncredited)
