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The Sun Shines Bright is a 1953 American comedy-drama Western film directed by John Ford, based on material taken from a series of Irvin S. Cobb "Judge Priest" short stories featured in The Saturday Evening Post in the 1910s, specifically "The Sun Shines Bright", "The Mob from Massac", and "The Lord Provides".
The Sun Shines Bright. William Pittman Priest has to use all his wiles to retain his position as judge in his Kentucky hometown, while continuing to be a voice for the town's underclass and for democratic values.
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Mar 19, 2024 · The Sun Shines Bright is a 1953 American Comedy-Drama Western film directed by John Ford, based on material taken from a series of Irvin S. Cobb "Judge Priest" short stories featured in...
Dec 11, 2023 · The Sun Shines Bright 1953. This is a copy of the Western comedy directed by John Ford. I do not own the rights to film, nor am I profiting from it. The picture is in the public domain....
The Sun Shines Bright. A straight-talking, sensible public servant, Judge William Pittman Priest (Charles Winninger) is friendly with most of the townspeople in his Kentucky hometown. The town's...
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Overview. 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 Ford. Director. Laurence Stallings.
“The Sun Shines Bright” doesn’t have a desert in sight, but the film’s community-centric ethos makes it unmistakably a work by John Ford. Where “Wagon Master” painted a utopian picture of a pacifist society founded on idealism and a prayer, “Sun” tests comradeship under the stressors of racial and economic disparity.
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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,...
