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The Sun Comes Up (1949)

Overview

Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to put aside her bitterness and grief as she grows to love a young orphan boy and his dog.
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Richard Thorpe profile
Richard Thorpe

Director

Cast

Jeanette MacDonald profile
Jeanette MacDonald

Helen Lorfield Winter

Lloyd Nolan profile
Lloyd Nolan

Thomas I. Chandler

Claude Jarman Jr. profile
Claude Jarman Jr.

Jerry

Lewis Stone profile
Lewis Stone

Arthur Norton

Percy Kilbride profile
Percy Kilbride

Mr. Willie B. Williegood

Nicholas Joy profile
Nicholas Joy

Victor Alvord

Margaret Hamilton profile
Margaret Hamilton

Mrs. Golightly

Hope Landin profile
Hope Landin

Mrs. Pope

Esther Somers profile
Esther Somers

Susan, the maid

Jeanette MacDonald profile
Jeanette MacDonald

Helen Lorfield Winter

Lloyd Nolan profile
Lloyd Nolan

Thomas I. Chandler

Claude Jarman Jr. profile
Claude Jarman Jr.

Jerry

Lewis Stone profile
Lewis Stone

Arthur Norton

Percy Kilbride profile
Percy Kilbride

Mr. Willie B. Williegood

Nicholas Joy profile
Nicholas Joy

Victor Alvord

Margaret Hamilton profile
Margaret Hamilton

Mrs. Golightly

Hope Landin profile
Hope Landin

Mrs. Pope

Esther Somers profile
Esther Somers

Susan, the maid

Extra

Release Date

May 12, 1949

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,659,000.00

Production Company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo

Available On

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