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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!

  • Drama

Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.

Rating
6.3 / 10 (22 votes)
Release date
September 26, 1932
Runtime
1h 18m
Language
English
Director
Michael Curtiz
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Richard BarthelmessMarvin Blake
  • Dorothy JordanBetty Wright
  • Bette DavisMadge Norwood
  • Hardie AlbrightRoland Neal
  • David LandauTom Blake
  • Berton ChurchillLane Norwood
  • Dorothy PetersonLilly Blake
  • Russell SimpsonUncle Joe
  • Tully MarshallSlick
  • Henry B. WalthallEph Clinton
  • Edmund BreeseHolmes Scott
  • John MarstonRussell Carter

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