The Cabin in the Cotton
1932 · Movie · 1h 18m · NR
Drama
"They said this book was "throbbing, vital, absorbing." (N.Y. American) You'll say the same thing about the picture!"
Overview
Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.
Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
Key crew
- Michael CurtizDirector
- Paul GreenScreenplay
Cast
- Richard BarthelmessMarvin Blake
- Dorothy JordanBetty Wright
- Bette DavisMadge Norwood
- Hardie AlbrightRoland Neal
- David LandauTom Blake
- Berton ChurchillLane Norwood
- Dorothy PetersonLilly Blake
- Russell SimpsonUncle Joe
- Tully MarshallSlick
- Henry B. WalthallEph Clinton
- Edmund BreeseHolmes Scott
- John MarstonRussell Carter
Stills
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Themes
daughterbased on novel or booksouthern usasoneducationtenantpovertyblack and whiteconfrontationpre-codesocial justicelynch mob