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The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)

Poster for The Cabin in the Cotton

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

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

Cast & Crew

Director
Michael Curtiz
  • Profile picture of Richard Barthelmess
    Marvin Blake Richard Barthelmess
  • Profile picture of Dorothy Jordan
    Betty Wright Dorothy Jordan
  • Profile picture of Bette Davis
    Madge Norwood Bette Davis
  • Profile picture of Hardie Albright
    Roland Neal Hardie Albright
  • Profile picture of David Landau
    Tom Blake David Landau
  • Profile picture of Berton Churchill
    Lane Norwood Berton Churchill
  • Profile picture of Dorothy Peterson
    Lilly Blake Dorothy Peterson
  • Profile picture of Russell Simpson
    Uncle Joe Russell Simpson

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Keywords

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  • southern usa
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  • tenant
  • poverty
  • black and white
  • confrontation
  • pre-code
  • social justice
  • lynch mob
  • landlord tenant relationship
  • rich girl
  • cotton
  • cotton picker
  • bookkeeper