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The Cabin in the Cotton

  • 19321932
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 18m
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6.7/10
1.7K
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The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
  • Drama
A tenant farmer's son is caught in the middle of owner-tenant disputes when he falls for the plantation owner's seductive daughter.A tenant farmer's son is caught in the middle of owner-tenant disputes when he falls for the plantation owner's seductive daughter.A tenant farmer's son is caught in the middle of owner-tenant disputes when he falls for the plantation owner's seductive daughter.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.7K
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  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Paul Green(screen play)
    • Harry Harrison Kroll(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Richard Barthelmess
    • Bette Davis
    • Dorothy Jordan
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  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Paul Green(screen play)
    • Harry Harrison Kroll(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Richard Barthelmess
    • Bette Davis
    • Dorothy Jordan
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    • 22User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Bette Davis in The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
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    Bette Davis and Richard Barthelmess in The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
    Bette Davis and Richard Barthelmess in The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
    Richard Barthelmess in The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
    Bette Davis in The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
    Bette Davis in The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
    Dorothy Peterson in The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
    Bette Davis and Richard Barthelmess in The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
    Richard Barthelmess in The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
    Bette Davis in The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
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    Richard Barthelmess
    Richard Barthelmess
    • Marvin Blakeas Marvin Blake
    Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    • Madge Norwoodas Madge Norwood
    Dorothy Jordan
    Dorothy Jordan
    • Betty Wrightas Betty Wright
    Hardie Albright
    Hardie Albright
    • Roland Nealas Roland Neal
    David Landau
    David Landau
    • Tom Blakeas Tom Blake
    Berton Churchill
    Berton Churchill
    • Lane Norwoodas Lane Norwood
    Dorothy Peterson
    Dorothy Peterson
    • Lilly Blakeas Lilly Blake
    Russell Simpson
    Russell Simpson
    • Uncle Joeas Uncle Joe
    Tully Marshall
    Tully Marshall
    • Slickas Slick
    Henry B. Walthall
    Henry B. Walthall
    • Eph Clintonas Eph Clinton
    Edmund Breese
    Edmund Breese
    • Holmes Scottas Holmes Scott
    John Marston
    • Russell Carteras Russell Carter
    Erville Alderson
    Erville Alderson
    • Sock Fisheras Sock Fisher
    William Le Maire
    • Jake Fisheras Jake Fisher
    • (as William LeMaire)
    Clarence Muse
    Clarence Muse
    • A Blind Negroas A Blind Negro
    Frank Austin
    Frank Austin
    • Tenant Farmeras Tenant Farmer
    • (uncredited)
    Trevor Bardette
    Trevor Bardette
    • Bit partas Bit part
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Cording
    Harry Cording
    • Ross Clintonas Ross Clinton
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Paul Green(screen play) (University of North Carolina)
      • Harry Harrison Kroll(based on the novel by)
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    • Trivia
      Bette Davis said in an 1987 interview with Barbara Walters that "I'd like to kiss you but I just washed my hair" was her all-time favorite movie line. In 1977, she had used it in her acceptance speech when she won the American Film Institute (AFI) Lifetime Achievement Award, except she used the word "love", instead of "like": "I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair".
    • Goofs
      Ms. Madge enters the Dry Goods store owned by her father ( at about 10.78 minutes), and asks Marvin to a party that begins at 8:30. While Madge is running to her home after saying the famous line,"I'd like ta kiss ya but I've just washed my hair," she tells him the party is at 8:00. So the party goes from 8:30 to 8:00 for no reason.
    • Quotes

      Madge: I'd like to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)
      (1851) (uncredited)

      Written by Stephen Foster

      Played during the opening credits

      Reprised on guitar as background music

    User reviews22

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    Top review
    Good Despite a Few Issues
    The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)

    *** (out of 4)

    Set in the South, this melodrama from Warner deals with the rich plant owners who continue to get everything they want while the poor "tenants" continue to grow poorer and not being able to feed their children. Marvin Blake (Richard Barthelmess) grew up as one of the poor kids but after getting an education thanks to land owner Norwood (Berton Churchill) he's put in the middle of the two sides. THE CABIN IN THE COTTON isn't a complete success but the cast is so good and the direction by Michael Curtiz is so on the mark that you can't help but be entertained. The biggest thing going for the film are the performances with Barthelmess leading the way in his part as the man caught in the middle. I thought the actor did a very good job at being torn by the two sides and you really believe everything that his character is going through. Dorothy Jordan is good as the poor girl who loves him and Bette Davis is grand as the Southern Belle who's also after him. Davis is incredibly beautiful here and she fits the role perfectly and especially the now famous line dealing with her refusing to kiss because she's just washed her hair. Churchill is also very effective in his role as is David Landau, Tully Marshall and Henry B. Walthall. The biggest problem with the film is that it's quite predictable from start to finish. Also, there's a prologue saying that the producers aren't taking sides in the matter and that they're presenting this film "as is" it is in life. Well, I think having all the poor people being whites was a bit unfair and I do think this takes away from the film. Still, fans of the stars will still want to check this out.
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    • Michael_Elliott
    • Aug 9, 2012

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    • Release date
      • October 15, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Hütte im Baumwollfeld
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • First National Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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