The Sun Comes Up poster

Feature film — 1949

The Sun Comes Up (1949)

6.21h 33mAction — Family — Drama — Adventure

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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A high-signal pick with 6 votes.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Director: Richard Thorpe

On screen

Cast & crew

Jeanette MacDonald as Helen Lorfield Winter

Jeanette MacDonald

Helen Lorfield Winter

Lloyd Nolan as Thomas I. Chandler

Lloyd Nolan

Thomas I. Chandler

Claude Jarman Jr. as Jerry

Claude Jarman Jr.

Jerry

Lewis Stone as Arthur Norton

Lewis Stone

Arthur Norton

Percy Kilbride as Mr. Willie B. Williegood

Percy Kilbride

Mr. Willie B. Williegood

Nicholas Joy as Victor Alvord

Nicholas Joy

Victor Alvord

Margaret Hamilton as Mrs. Golightly

Margaret Hamilton

Mrs. Golightly

Hope Landin as Mrs. Pope

Hope Landin

Mrs. Pope

Esther Somers as Susan, the maid

Esther Somers

Susan, the maid

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