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The Sun Shines Bright

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

Film19531h 42m

DramaComedy
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Director
John Ford
Language
English
Released
1953-05-02
Runtime
1h 42m

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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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