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Basic facts

Original title The Sun Shines Bright
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Swedish release 1956-02-24

Cast

Charles Winninger
domare William "Billy" Pittman Priest

Arleen Whelan
Lucy Lee Lake

John Russell
Ashby Corwin

Stepin Fetchit
Jeff Poindexter

Russell Simpson
dr Lewt Lake

Ludwig Stössel (as Ludwig Stossel)
Herman Felsburg

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Distribution title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Executive Producer
Unit Manager
Special Photographic Effects
Musical Arrangement
Conductor
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Assistant Film Editor

Cast

Charles Winninger domare William "Billy" Pittman Priest
Arleen Whelan Lucy Lee Lake
John Russell Ashby Corwin
Stepin Fetchit Jeff Poindexter
Russell Simpson dr Lewt Lake
Ludwig Stössel (as Ludwig Stossel) Herman Felsburg
Francis Ford Feeney
Paul Hurst armésergeant Jimmy Bagby
Mitchell Lewis sheriff Andy Redcliffe
Grant Withers Buck Ramsey
Milburn Stone Horace K. Maydew
Dorothy Jordan Lucy Lees mor
Elzie Emanuel U.S. Grant "You Ess" Woodford
Henry O'Neill Joe D. Habersham
Slim Pickens Sterling
James Kirkwood general Fairfield
Ernest Whitman Pleasant "Uncle Plez" Woodford
Trevor Bardette Rufe Ramseur
Eve March Mallie Cramp
Hal Baylor Ramseur Jr.
Jane Darwell Mrs. Aurora Ratchitt
Ken Williams Maydews hantlangare
Clarence Muse onkel Zack
Mae Marsh GAR-kvinna (Grand Army of the Republic) på balen
- Ej krediterade:
Allene Roberts Rameurs flicka
Almira Sessions skvallrande dam
Elizabeth Slifer skvallrande dam
Everett Glass redaktör
Jack Pennick Beaker, deltagare i lynchmobben
James O'Hara (as James Lilburn) kadettledare
Mickey Simpson smedhalva
Marcoreta Hellman Mallie Cramps flicka
Ruth Clifford Mallie Cramps flicka
Louis Mason tjänsteman i domstolen
Willa Pearl Curtis tvätterska
Myrtle Anderson tvätterska
Joe Rickson Dink
Philip H. Kieffer Jansen
James P. Jackson James
Dan Borzage en man i staden
Barry Regan kontrollräknare
Jack Mower vakt
Cliff Lyons vicesheriff
Chuck Hayward vicesheriff
Frank Connor slagskämpe i hamnen
Patrick Wayne kadett
Mimi Doyle
Mrs. Bennie Washington

Companies

Production Company Argosy Pictures Corporation
Copyright Republic Pictures Corporation 1953-03-13 (LP2708)
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Republic Film of Sweden Inc. 1956

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 87551
Date 1956-01-17
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2460 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system RCA Sound System
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2783 meter
Length in minutes 102 min


Original work

Original title The Sun Shines Bright (Short story)
Author Irvin S. Cobb


Original title The Mob from Massac (Short story)
Author Irvin S. Cobb


Original title The Lord Provides (Short story)
Author Irvin S. Cobb


Production location

1952-08-25 1952-09
Sacramento, Kalifornien USA (flodbåtsfärden)

Release dates

First showing 1953-03-16 New York City, New York USA 92 min
Release in Sweden 1956-02-24 Terrassen Stockholm 90 min

Soundtrack listing

Original title My Old Kentucky Home (Good Night)
Composer Stephen C. Foster (1853)
Lyrics Stephen C. Foster (1853)


Original title Dixie
Composer Daniel Decatur Emmett (1860)


Original title Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Composer Wallis Willis (före 1862)
Lyrics Wallis Willis (före 1862)


Original title Deep River


Original title Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
Composer Walter Kittredge (1864)
Lyrics Walter Kittredge (1864)


Original title Marching Through Georgia
Composer Henry Clay Work (1865)
Lyrics Henry Clay Work (1865)


Original title Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here
Composer Arthur Sullivan (1879)
Lyrics D.A. Estrom (1917)
Musical Arrangement Theodore Morse (1917)


Holdings Film

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Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 16 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 15 s.
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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