The Sun Shines Bright

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.

• John FordDirector
• Laurence StallingsScreenplay

• Charles WinningerWilliam Pittman Priest
• Arleen WhelanLucy Lee Lake
• John RussellAshby Corwin
• Stepin FetchitJeff Poindexter
• Russell SimpsonLewt Lake
• Ludwig StösselHerman Felsburg
• Francis FordFeeney
• Paul HurstJimmy Bagby
• Mitchell LewisAndy Redcliffe
• Grant WithersBuck Ramsey
• Milburn StoneHorace K. Maydew
• Dorothy JordanLucy Lee's Mother