The Sun Shines Bright

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

May 2 1953 Approved 1h 30m
Comedy, Drama, Western

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Laurence Stallings, Irvin S. Cobb

Directed by

John Ford

Cast

Charles Winninger, Arleen Whelan, John Russell

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Argosy Pictures

Languages

Deutsch, English

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 nominations total

Trailers
THE SUN SHINES BRIGHT (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
1,909
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA