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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!


6.3|26 Sept, 1932|78 min
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Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.
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Keywords
daughter
based on novel or book
southern usa
son
education
tenant
poverty
black and white
confrontation
pre-code
social justice
lynch mob
landlord tenant relationship
rich girl
cotton
cotton picker
bookkeeper

Casts

Richard Barthelmess
Richard Barthelmess
Marvin Blake
Dorothy Jordan
Dorothy Jordan
Betty Wright
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Madge Norwood
Hardie Albright
Hardie Albright
Roland Neal
David Landau
David Landau
Tom Blake
Berton Churchill
Berton Churchill
Lane Norwood
Dorothy Peterson
Dorothy Peterson
Lilly Blake
Russell Simpson
Russell Simpson
Uncle Joe
Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall
Slick
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Eph Clinton
Edmund Breese
Edmund Breese
Holmes Scott
John Marston
John Marston
Russell Carter
Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson
Sock Fisher
William Le Maire
Jake Fisher
Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse
A Blind Negro
Frank Austin
Frank Austin
Tenant Farmer (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Harry Cording
Ross Clinton (uncredited)
Virginia Hammond
Virginia Hammond
Miriam Norwood (uncredited)
Florine McKinney
Florine McKinney
Liza Blake (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe
Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Ezzy Daniels (uncredited)
Libby Taylor
Libby Taylor
Norwood's Maid (uncredited)

Crews

Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
Director
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Orry-Kelly
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Harry Harrison Kroll
Novel
Paul Green
Screenplay
Esdras Hartley
Art Direction
George Amy
Editor
Barney McGill
Director of Photography
Earl Sitar
Sound
Al Alleborn
Assistant Director
William Keighley
William Keighley
Assistant Director
William Forsyth
Casting Assistant

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