Cabin in the Cotton 1932

Cabin in the Cotton

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Young Marvin Blake (Richard Barthelmess) is the bright son of a poor tenant farmer in the American South, but he hopes to escape poverty by getting an education. When his father dies, Marvin is put through school by plantation owner Lane Norwood (Berton Churchill), and he becomes romantically involved with Lane's daughter, Madge (Bette Davis). But as time goes by, the nearby tenants claim they are being exploited by Lane, forcing Marvin to choose sides.
  • Genre:
    drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Michael Curtiz
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Warner Brothers/Seven Arts

Cast

Richard Barthelmess
as Marvin Blake
Bette Davis
as Madge Norwood
Henry B. Walthall
as Eph Clinton
Dorothy Jordan
as Betty Wright
Berton Churchill
as Lane Norwood
Walter Percival
as Cleve Clinton
William LeMaire
as Jake Fisher
Hardie Albright
as Roland Neal
Tully Marshall
as Old Slick Harness
Clarence Muse
as Old Blind Negro
Edmund Breese
as Holmes Scott
Dorothy Peterson
as Lilly Blake
Trevor Bardette
J. Carroll Naish
Dennis O'Keefe
David Landau
as Tom Blake
Russell Simpson
as Uncle Joe
John Marston
as Russell Carter
Erville Alderson
as Sock Fisher
Harry Cording
as Ross Clinton
Virginia Hammond
as Mrs. Norwood
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Ezzy Daniels
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  • Cabin in the Cotton (1932) is the story of the conflict between tenant sharecropping farmer Marvin Blake (Richard Barthelmess) and southern cotton planter Lane Norwood (Berton Churchill).

    January 1, 2000 | Rating: A+ | Full Review…

    Tim Dirks

    AMC Filmsite
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Audience Reviews for Cabin in the Cotton

  • Jan 27, 2009
    "I'd like to kiss you, but I just washed my hair." I have no idea what she meant, but that Bette Davis has style.
    Valerie G Super Reviewer
  • Apr 06, 2008
    Dated but worth at least one view for Bette's own personal movie line.
    jay n Super Reviewer
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