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.

Cast

Charles Winninger

as William Pittman Priest

Arleen Whelan

as Lucy Lee Lake

John Russell

as Ashby Corwin

Stepin Fetchit

as Jeff Poindexter

Russell Simpson

as Lewt Lake

Ludwig Stössel

as Herman Felsburg

Francis Ford

as Feeney

Paul Hurst

as Jimmy Bagby

Mitchell Lewis

as Andy Redcliffe

Grant Withers

as Buck Ramsey

Reviews

CinemaSerf

"Priest" (Charles Winninger) is a Kentucky judge who is coming up for re-election and it's going to be a tough challenge. The town is divided roughly along the lines of an old Civil war mentality, congenially enough amongst the white folks but still consigning the black population to their tradition...

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