The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright

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John Ford weaves three "Judge Priest" stories together to form a good-natured exploration of honour and small-town politics in the South around the turn of the century. Judge William Priest is involved variously in revealing the real identity of Lucy Lake, reliving his Civil War memories, preventing the lynching of a youth and contesting the elections with Yankee Horace K. Maydew.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Sun Shines Bright:

Charles Winninger
Arleen Whelan
John Russell
Stepin Fetchit
Russell Simpson
Ludwig Stössel

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John Ford weaves three "Judge Priest" stories together to form a good-natured exploration of honour and small-town politics in the South around the turn of the century. Judge William Priest is involved variously in revealing the real identity of Lucy Lake, reliving his Civil War memories, preventing the lynching of a youth and contesting the elections with Yankee Horace K. Maydew.

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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) - 10/10 by Ken HankeNostalgic for a world he never knew and which never really existed, progressive-minded and a little reactionary at the same time, innately sad for the passing of an era, deeply humane, and, yes, with a dash of utterly arbitrary beefcake.
Combustible Celluloid - 6/10 by Jeffrey M. AndersonA marvelously entertaining film, laid back and effortlessly told, despite the social commentary and intertwining subplots.
User Review - 10/10 by gary twow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that arleen whelan, charles winninger, john russell, russell simpson, stepin fetchit play good roles/parts throughout this movie...i think that the director of this drama/action/adventure/classics movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie....i think that charles winniger is great as judge william priest throughout this movie....i think that this is a great movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie n its enjoyable 2 watch
User Review - 10/10 by John AProbably my favorite Ford film. I loved Judge Priest, which Ford made 20 years earlier with Will Rogers, but the formal control Ford exercises in this film is outstanding even by his standards. The film includes what to my mind is the greatest sequence in any Ford film, a funeral procession that proceeds largely without dialogue for several minutes, ending with a sermon at the church. The poetry of Ford's cinema is never clearer than in this scene. Beautiful and humane.
User Review - 6/10 by Paul DA latter day western which concerns itself with parables surrounding 'Judge Priest'. Charles Winninger puts in a nice performance as the honorable and moralistic lead, but his character is a little too glossy and idealistic on the whole. It's identifiably a John Ford film through the direction and he produces another solid piece of cinema here.
User Review - 4/10 by David SOne of the most egregious forms of bigotry is bigotry under the guise of liberalism. Ford wants us to treat blacks as equals, but paints them in ugly stereotypes, ridiculous caricatures who have no ambition but servitude to their white superiors. I kept waiting for one of them to blurt out "I sho do love me some white folk!". The courtroom scene is almost as offensive as anything from Birth of a Nation. The white characters aren't much better, and tend towards either "annoying" or "bland". And then there's the usual sentimental hooey about God and country, and a disturbingly affectionate stance towards the Confederacy. Plus, alcoholism is portrayed as a charming character trait. There's a few good scenes, but Ford's predilection for myth-making taints even those. Thankfully not as awful as Tobacco Road, but definitely not my sort of thing.

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