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      Cabin in the Cotton

      1932 1h 19m Drama List
      Reviews 66% Audience Score 250+ Ratings 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. Read More Read Less

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      Tim Dirks Filmsite 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). Rated: A+ Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D Davis gives the same old story some life. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/29/24 Full Review Audience Member I mean, nothing can really be said. It's an extremely moving story of a conflict that pits one man between two forces that are beyond his control. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Like "Grapes of Wrath", this is a power-to-the-people film which became common during the depression. With an average looking guy becoming the key player in a local power struggle, he could have played each side off upon the other and ended up as the master of both. Instead he maneuvers both sides into just getting along. A fore-runner of several ideas espoused by the website Democracy at Work. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member good pre-code ta;lkie has the gr8 Davis line. 'I'd like 2 kiss ya but I just washed my hair' Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member "Dont you just love sunday mornings..no one home to disturb us"..i do believe this quote came from this movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member "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. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis 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.
      Director
      Michael Curtiz
      Production Co
      Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 19m