The Sun Shines Bright (1953)

Name: The Sun Shines Bright
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1953
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Charles Winninger, Arleen Whelan, John Russell, Stepin Fetchit, Russell Simpson

1h 42m United States of America

Comedy Drama

Plot

As election season nears in a Southern town during the early 1900s, a judge grapples with his past and the moral dilemmas of his present. He uncovers the true identity of a mysterious young woman while grappling with haunting memories from the Civil War. Amid rising tensions, he faces the urgent challenge of thwarting a lynching aimed at an African American youth, forcing him to confront issues of justice, racism, and his own principles in a society teetering on the brink of change.

Cast

Charles Winninger Arleen Whelan John Russell Stepin Fetchit Russell Simpson Ludwig Stössel Francis Ford Paul Hurst Mitchell Lewis Grant Withers Milburn Stone Dorothy Jordan Elzie Emanuel Henry O'Neill Slim Pickens