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63% Critic Match
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!”
6.3 / 10• 1932• 1h 18m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.
Cast & Crew
Richard Barthelmess
Marvin Blake
Lead
Dorothy Jordan
Betty Wright
Bette Davis
Madge Norwood
Hardie Albright
Roland Neal
David Landau
Tom Blake
Berton Churchill
Lane Norwood
Dorothy Peterson
Lilly Blake
Russell Simpson
Uncle Joe
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Curtiz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Cabin in the Cotton is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
