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The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)

APPROVED 78 min  -  Drama  -   15 October 1932 (USA)
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A tenant farmer's son is caught in the middle of owner-tenant disputes when he falls for the plantation owner's seductive daughter.

Director:

Michael Curtiz

Writers:

Harry Harrison Kroll (novel), Paul Green (screenplay)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Richard Barthelmess ...
Marvin Blake
Dorothy Jordan ...
Betty Wright
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 William Le Maire ...
Jake Fisher (as William LeMaire)
Clarence Muse Clarence Muse ...
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Storyline

Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance. While working in the general store he learns that the owner has been cheating his tenants. He is in love with owner's daughter, Madge, but sides with the tenants in his threat to expose the planters and their cheating. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Daughter | Son | Education | Cotton | Poverty  | See more »

Taglines:

EVERY 2 YEARS BARTHELMESS MAKES HISTORY! 1920--"BROKEN BLOSSOMS" 1922--"TOL'ABLE DAVID" 1924--"BRIGHT SHAWL" 1926--"PATENT LEATHER KID" 1928--"WEARY RIVER" 1930--"DAWN PATROL" 1932--"CABIN IN THE COTTON" (original print ad - all caps) See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Die Hütte im Baumwollfeld See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Bette Davis said in an interview with Barbara Walters that "I'd like to kiss you but I just washed my hair" was her all-time favorite movie line. See more »

Quotes

Madge: Cigarette?
Marvin Blake: No Thanks.
Madge: Don't drink, don't smoke... you'll be a preacher yet, won't you Marvin, or something different...? But you'll have to get loose from them.
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Crazy Credits

Foreword
In many parts of the South today, there exists an endless dispute between
the rich land-owners, known as planters and the poor cotton pickers, known
as tenants or 'peckerwoods'. The planters supply the tennants with the
simple requirements of every day life and in return the tennants work the
land year in and year out. A hundred volumes could be written on the rights
and wrongs of both parties, but it is not the object of the producers of
'The Cabin in the Cotton' to take sides. We are only concerned with an
effort to picturize these conditions. See more »


Soundtracks

"Willie the Weeper"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung a cappella by Bette Davis at her party
Reprised by her when she seduces Marvin See more »