The Sun Shines Bright
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The Sun Shines Bright is a 1953 American drama film directed by John Ford, adapted from Irvin S. Cobb stories and noted for its portrayal of small-town Southern life and themes of justice and reconciliation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sun Shines Bright canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Judge Priest stories
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stories by Irvin S. Cobb ⓘ |
| character | Judge William Pittman Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | John Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOfPhotography | Archie Stout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Republic Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Judge Priest (1934 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | feature film ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
local politics
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mob justice ⓘ race relations in the American South ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
justice
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reconciliation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of lynch mob confrontation
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revision of material from John Ford's earlier film Judge Priest ⓘ sympathetic portrayal of a Southern judge ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | John Ford filmography ⓘ |
| portrays | small-town Southern life ⓘ |
| producer | Republic Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Republic Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| releaseCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Lamar Trotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-Reconstruction American South ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Arleen Whelan
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Charles Winninger NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Darwell NERFINISHED ⓘ John Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stepin Fetchit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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