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The Sun Shines Bright

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 r...

Director

John Ford

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, western

Box Office

N/A

Production

N/A

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 nominations total

Judge William Pittman Priest

Charles Winninger

Lucy Lee Lake

Ashby Corwin

Jeff Poindexter

Dr. Lewt Lake

Russell Simpson

Herman Felsburg

Ludwig Stössel

Feeney - Old Backwoodsman

Army Sgt. Jimmy Bagby

Sheriff Andy Redcliffe

Buck Ramsey

Horace K. Maydew

Lucy Lee's Mother

U.S. Grant 'You Ess' Woodford

Joe D. Habersham

Sterling - Lanky Backwoodsman

Gen. Fairfield

Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

Rufe Ramseur

Trevor Bardette

Mallie Cramp

Rufe Ramseur Jr.

Mrs. Aurora Ratchitt

Maydew's Henchman

Uncle Zack

G.A.R. Woman at the Ball

Washerwoman

Myrtle Anderson

Townsman

Townsman

Arthur Berkeley

Townsman

Townsman

Townsman

Townswoman

Washerwoman

Willa Pearl Curtis

Minor Role

Townsman

Townsman

Party Guest at Ball

Lynch Mob Member

Deputy

Party Guest at Ball

James

Townsman

Michael Jeffers

Lynch Mob Member

Townsman

Jansen

Townswoman

Lynch Mob Member

Deputy

Lynch Mob Member

Party Guest at Ball

Court Clerk

Townsman

Merrill McCormick

Lynch Mob Member

Party Guest

Guard

Dock Walloper

Cadet Leader

Beaker

Townsman

Tally Clerk

Dink

Society Matron at the Ball

Almira Sessions

Townsman

Allen D. Sewall

Assistant Blacksmith

Townsman

Leslie Sketchley

Gossip

Elizabeth Slifer

Lynch Mob Member

Townsman

Minor Role

Bennie Washington

Cadet

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Jeff! - The Sun Shines Bright

Jeff! - The Sun Shines Bright

The election comin' on... - The Sun Shines Bright

The election comin' on...

Oh, Mr Maydew can wait. - The Sun Shines Bright

Oh, Mr Maydew can wait.

Jeff... - The Sun Shines Bright

Boss Ashby! - The Sun Shines Bright

Good morning, Miss Lucy! - The Sun Shines Bright

Good morning, Miss Lucy!

Just as I thought...
You're still goin' to school! - The Sun Shines Bright

Just as I thought... You're still goin' to school!

Stand up everybody...
The court's now in session. - The Sun Shines Bright

Stand up everybody... The court's now in session.

Hear ye!...hear ye! - The Sun Shines Bright

Hear ye!...hear ye!

Mr Maydew... - The Sun Shines Bright

Your string is off the key and you
can't play out of tune for the judge! - The Sun Shines Bright

Your string is off the key and you can't play out of tu...

I swear my hearin's gettin' so poorly... - The Sun Shines Bright

I swear my hearin's gettin' so poorly...

Excuse me. Das ist Dixie! - The Sun Shines Bright

Excuse me. Das ist Dixie!

Order in the court! - The Sun Shines Bright

Order in the court!

Mallie Cramp! - The Sun Shines Bright

Alright Mallie... what do you plead? - The Sun Shines Bright

Alright Mallie... what do you plead?

Well I hope you get the general to come. - The Sun Shines Bright

Well I hope you get the general to come.

Little Billy Priest... - The Sun Shines Bright

Little Billy Priest...

Honour Guard! - The Sun Shines Bright

To the flag of our glorious republic! - The Sun Shines Bright

To the flag of our glorious republic!

Gashed with honourable scars... - The Sun Shines Bright

Gashed with honourable scars...

The Gideon K.I.R.'s Encampment... - The Sun Shines Bright

The Gideon K.I.R.'s Encampment...

I'm glad you could come, comrades! - The Sun Shines Bright

I'm glad you could come, comrades!

And now comrades, we have some
very important business to conduct. - The Sun Shines Bright

And now comrades, we have some very important business to co...

Now all of you as wear eyeglasses... - The Sun Shines Bright

Now all of you as wear eyeglasses...

Hurrah, hurrah we bring the jubilee. - The Sun Shines Bright

Hurrah, hurrah we bring the jubilee.

Gentlemen... - The Sun Shines Bright

Did you snap a ring? - The Sun Shines Bright

Did you snap a ring?

Thank you, just the same! - The Sun Shines Bright

Thank you, just the same!

Mr Ashby... don't let nobody ever
see you look like this again! - The Sun Shines Bright

Mr Ashby... don't let nobody ever see you look like thi...

Why don't you take a ride with ME? - The Sun Shines Bright

Why don't you take a ride with ME?

Ignore them all, Miss Lucy Lee. - The Sun Shines Bright

Ignore them all, Miss Lucy Lee.

There's a hack right here ma'am, that'll
take you anywhere you want to go. - The Sun Shines Bright

There's a hack right here ma'am, that'll take...

Thank you kindly...
I know this town. - The Sun Shines Bright

Thank you kindly... I know this town.

Here, let me take your bag, ma'am... - The Sun Shines Bright

Here, let me take your bag, ma'am...

Zack! - The Sun Shines Bright

Got a sick woman here, Doc. - The Sun Shines Bright

Got a sick woman here, Doc.

I'm sorry sir... but I just
HAD to bring her here. - The Sun Shines Bright

I'm sorry sir... but I just HAD to bring her here.

My baby... - The Sun Shines Bright

Lucy Lee. - The Sun Shines Bright

I'm sorry, Dr Lake...
I didn't know. - The Sun Shines Bright

I'm sorry, Dr Lake... I didn't know.

I thought I heard somebody calling me. - The Sun Shines Bright

I thought I heard somebody calling me.

Now... take me to Mallie Cramp's. - The Sun Shines Bright

Now... take me to Mallie Cramp's.

Jeff! - The Sun Shines Bright

Here comes Dr Lake. - The Sun Shines Bright

Here comes Dr Lake.

I HAD to see you, Judge... - The Sun Shines Bright

I HAD to see you, Judge...

Thank you, Uncle Billy. - The Sun Shines Bright

Thank you, Uncle Billy.

Hey, Judge... - The Sun Shines Bright

Jake! Jake Viner! - The Sun Shines Bright

Jake! Jake Viner!

Look at them fool dogs... - The Sun Shines Bright

Look at them fool dogs...

What departments I shall have
when you are all turned out of office! - The Sun Shines Bright

What departments I shall have when you are all turned out of...

Judge ...please may I speak...? - The Sun Shines Bright

Judge ...please may I speak...?

I'm ordering a sign painter tomorrow. - The Sun Shines Bright

I'm ordering a sign painter tomorrow.

Jeff... get me some
of my medicine. - The Sun Shines Bright

Jeff... get me some of my medicine.

Tilly Mae... I do declare you're
the prettiest girl at the party. - The Sun Shines Bright

Tilly Mae... I do declare you're the prettiest girl at ...

Good evening gentlemen... Nice
fresh strawberries, right here. - The Sun Shines Bright

Good evening gentlemen... Nice fresh strawberries, right her...

Upon my honour, ladies... - The Sun Shines Bright

Upon my honour, ladies...

Judge!...Someone can make that
boy a man, with all his wildness. - The Sun Shines Bright

Judge!...Someone can make that boy a man, with all his wildn...

Well... Lucy Lee... - The Sun Shines Bright

Well... Lucy Lee...

Gentlemen... - The Sun Shines Bright

Comrades... on this
auspicious occasion... - The Sun Shines Bright

Comrades... on this auspicious occasion...

Buck Ramsey... - The Sun Shines Bright

After him boys. - The Sun Shines Bright

After him boys.

Ah! Das ist erschrecklich...
das arme, arme Mädchen! - The Sun Shines Bright

Ah! Das ist erschrecklich... das arme, arme Mädchen!

Good shootin', comrade. - The Sun Shines Bright

Good shootin', comrade.

It's a great and glorious
day for Kentucky! - The Sun Shines Bright

It's a great and glorious day for Kentucky!

Who can it be? - The Sun Shines Bright

No decent woman will ever speak
to Billy Priest, from now on! - The Sun Shines Bright

No decent woman will ever speak to Billy Priest, from now on...

Man... the judge sure ain't
gonna get elected now! - The Sun Shines Bright

Man... the judge sure ain't gonna get elected now!

Detail... halt! - The Sun Shines Bright

Detail... halt!

Deep river, - The Sun Shines Bright

I want to cross over into campground. - The Sun Shines Bright

I want to cross over into campground.

Sir... I believe you
have my rightful place. - The Sun Shines Bright

Sir... I believe you have my rightful place.

Brother Ashby Corwin... - The Sun Shines Bright

Brother Ashby Corwin...

Yes, sir. - The Sun Shines Bright

Gentle Jesus meek and mild - The Sun Shines Bright

Gentle Jesus meek and mild

Judge Priest...
My sympathies, sir. - The Sun Shines Bright

Judge Priest... My sympathies, sir.

Evenin', Billy Priest. - The Sun Shines Bright

Evenin', Billy Priest.

Horace, if you will permit me
to drop my innate modesty... - The Sun Shines Bright

Horace, if you will permit me to drop my innate modesty...

Boys... the band will now play "Dixie"! - The Sun Shines Bright

Boys... the band will now play "Dixie"!

Oh the sun shines bright
in my old Kentucky home... - The Sun Shines Bright

Oh the sun shines bright in my old Kentucky home...

While the birds make music all the day. - The Sun Shines Bright

While the birds make music all the day.

Jeff... I gotta take my medicine. - The Sun Shines Bright

Jeff... I gotta take my medicine.

We will sing one song
for my old Kentucky home... - The Sun Shines Bright

We will sing one song for my old Kentucky home...

For my Old Kentucky home far away. - The Sun Shines Bright

For my Old Kentucky home far away.

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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 r...

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Director: John Ford

Writer: Laurence Stallings, Irvin S. Cobb

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy, drama, western

Year: 1953

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 02 May 1953

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 nominations total

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