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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.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Aug 19
2.5/4
The Cabin in the Cotton improves slightly as it progresses into its comparatively engrossing midsection and second half... Go to Full Review Tim Dirks Filmsite 01/01/2000
A+
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). Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 02/29/2024 Davis gives the same old story some life. See more 05/26/2019 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. See more 10/06/2015 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. See more 01/21/2015 good pre-code ta;lkie has the gr8 Davis line. 'I'd like 2 kiss ya but I just washed my hair' See more 08/09/2009 "Dont you just love sunday mornings..no one home to disturb us"..i do believe this quote came from this movie. See more 01/27/2009 "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. See more Read all reviews
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Michael Curtiz

Director

Richard Barthelmess

Marvin Blake

Bette Davis

Madge Norwood

Dorothy Jordan

Betty Wright

Henry B. Walthall

Eph Clinton

Tully Marshall

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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