The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)

  • NR
  • 09/26/1932 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 18m

They said this book was "throbbing, vital, absorbing." (N.Y. American) You'll say the same thing about the picture!

Overview

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

Michael Curtiz

Director

Paul Green

Screenplay

Harry Harrison Kroll

Novel

Cast

Richard Barthelmess's headshot

Richard Barthelmess

Marvin Blake
Dorothy Jordan's headshot

Dorothy Jordan

Betty Wright
Bette Davis's headshot

Bette Davis

Madge Norwood
Hardie Albright's headshot

Hardie Albright

Roland Neal
David Landau's headshot

David Landau

Tom Blake
Berton Churchill's headshot

Berton Churchill

Lane Norwood
Dorothy Peterson's headshot

Dorothy Peterson

Lilly Blake
Russell Simpson's headshot

Russell Simpson

Uncle Joe

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