The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
They said this book was "throbbing, vital, absorbing." (N.Y. American) You'll say the same thing about the picture!
1932 · NR · 1h 18m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writers: Harry Harrison Kroll, Paul Green
Cinematography: Barney McGill
Editor: George Amy
Cast
Richard Barthelmess as Marvin BlakeDorothy Jordan as Betty WrightBette Davis as Madge NorwoodHardie Albright as Roland NealDavid Landau as Tom BlakeBerton Churchill as Lane NorwoodDorothy Peterson as Lilly BlakeRussell Simpson as Uncle JoeTully Marshall as SlickHenry B. Walthall as Eph ClintonEdmund Breese as Holmes ScottJohn Marston as Russell CarterMore like this
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