The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)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 |
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The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)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 |
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| Richard Barthelmess | ... |
Marvin Blake
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| Dorothy Jordan | ... |
Betty Wright
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| Bette Davis | ... |
Madge
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| Hardie Albright | ... |
Roland Neal
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David Landau | ... |
Tom Blake
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Berton Churchill | ... |
Norwood
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Dorothy Peterson | ... |
Lilly Blake
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Russell Simpson | ... |
Uncle Joe
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Tully Marshall | ... |
Slick
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Henry B. Walthall | ... |
Eph Clinton
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Edmund Breese | ... |
Holmes Scott
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John Marston | ... |
Russell Carter
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Erville Alderson | ... |
Sock Fisher
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William Le Maire | ... |
Jake Fisher
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| Clarence Muse | ... |
A Blind Negro
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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>
With all the emphasis on Bette Davis in this film, it is easy to overlook the musical interest. I counted four different musical groups, each assigned to a different "class". There was the marching band at the funeral (black used at a poor white event), the jug band (white, at the poor white party), the jazz band (black, at the rich white party), and the blues singer. This is a surprisingly rich array of styles.
Interestingly, only the blues singer (Clarence Muse) is credited.