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The Sun Shines Bright

JUDGE BILLY PRIEST...the only man who ever called Mallie Crump a Lady

6.6(53)19531h 42m2

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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Released
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Box office
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Language
German
  • dancing
  • small town
  • judge
  • kentucky
  • election
  • yankee

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Director

John Ford

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR2 May 1953
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1230 Jun 1953

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The Sun Shines Bright was released on 2 May 1953.

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    CinemaSerf

    1/5/2025

    7/10

    "Priest" (Charles Winninger) is a Kentucky judge who is coming up for re-election and it's going to be a tough challenge. The town is divided roughly along the lines of an old Civil war mentality, congenially enough amongst the white folks but still consigning the black population to their traditional societal sub-strata. The judge's chances of winning become distinctly precarious when he intervenes in one case where…

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