The Sun Shines Bright

Name: The Sun Shines Bright
Director: John Ford
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Western
Released: 1953-05-02
Rating: 6.9
Cast: John Russell, Charles Winninger, Arleen Whelan, Stepin Fetchit

IMDb link: 0046384
IMDb rating: 6.9 (2,030 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Western
Director: John Ford
Cast: John Russell, Charles Winninger, Arleen Whelan, Stepin Fetchit and others

Release date: 2 May 1953
Release year: 1953
Runtime: 90 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: remake, year 1905, tobacco pipe, dixie, horse and buggy, veteran, fight, festival, speech, horse

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.

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