The Cabin in the Cotton

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!

1932•1h 18m•6.3/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(20)

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

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Production

First National Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Richard Barthelmess

Richard Barthelmess

Marvin Blake

Dorothy Jordan

Dorothy Jordan

Betty Wright

Bette Davis

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

Jake Fisher

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

A Blind Negro

Frank Austin

Frank Austin

Tenant Farmer (uncredited)

Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Ross Clinton (uncredited)

Virginia Hammond

Virginia Hammond

Miriam Norwood (uncredited)

Florine McKinney

Florine McKinney

Liza Blake (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)

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