The Cabin in the Cotton (1932): Cast
The Cabin in the Cotton is a 1932 drama directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Richard Barthelmess as Marvin Blake, Bette Davis and Tully Marshall. It runs 1 hour 18 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 18m (78 min)
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- First National Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Cabin in the Cotton About?
The premise of The Cabin in the Cotton without spoilers.
Marvin, the son of a sharecropper, becomes the focal point of a determined effort to lift his rural community out of poverty and ignorance. The film follows his struggles and initiatives—organizing education, confronting entrenched attitudes, and inspiring hope amid hardship. Critics note its throbbing, vital energy, making the story absorbing.
The Cabin in the Cotton Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- romantic rivalry
- bookkeeper
- culture clash
- roll call opening credits
- pre code film
- prologue
- foreword
- sexual melodrama
- social drama
- social commentary
- arson
- cotton plantation
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- plantation owner
- duplicate copy of file
- burning store
- usury
- high interest rate
- negotiation
- childhood sweetheart
- school graduation
- vamp
- store clerk
- landlord tenant relationship
- birthday party
- square dancing
- blues music
- popular music
- sheriff's posse
- southern mansion
- bloodhounds
- fugitive
- swamp
- honey trap
- cooperative
- southern gothic
- labor history
- subjugation
- debt slavery
- son
- tenant farmer
- sharecropper
- cotton
- rural setting
- agricultural cooperative
- landowner
- femme fatale
- murder
- american south
- employer employee relationship
- lynching
The Cabin in the Cotton Cast & Characters
Richard Barthelmess leads the cast as Marvin Blake, with Bette Davis as Madge Norwood and Tully Marshall as Slick. Directed by Michael Curtiz; 22 actors are credited in all.
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Director Michael Curtiz
- Richard Barthelmess as Marvin Blake
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Bette Davis as Madge Norwood -
Tully Marshall as Slick -
Berton Churchill as Lane Norwood
Also Starring in The Cabin in the Cotton
· 18 more- Hardie Albright Roland Neal
- Dennis O'Keefe Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)
- Harry Cording Ross Clinton (uncredited)
- Clarence Muse A Blind Negro
- Russell Simpson Uncle Joe
- Erville Alderson Sock Fisher
- Henry B. Walthall Eph Clinton
- Fred 'Snowflake' Toones Ezzy Daniels (uncredited)
- Libby Taylor Norwood's Maid (uncredited)
- Dorothy Peterson Lilly Blake
- David Landau Tom Blake
- Frank Austin Tenant Farmer (uncredited)
- Edmund Breese Holmes Scott
- Virginia Hammond Miriam Norwood (uncredited)
- John Marston Russell Carter
- Dorothy Jordan Betty Wright
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- Florine McKinney Liza Blake (uncredited)
- William Le Maire Jake Fisher
More from Michael Curtiz
More films directed by Michael Curtiz, best-rated first: Casablanca, Mildred Pierce, Captain Blood and Yankee Doodle Dandy.
The Cabin in the Cotton Also Known As
8 alternative titles, including “Die Hütte im Baumwollfeld” and “Tentazioni”.
- Also known as
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- Die Hütte im Baumwollfeld
- Tentazioni
- Тени к югу
- Колибата сред памука
- Escravos da Terra
- Ombres vers le sud
- Esclavos de la tierra
- Vita slavar
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The Cabin in the Cotton FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Cabin in the Cotton, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Cabin in the Cotton?
The Cabin in the Cotton runs 1 hour 18 minutes (78 minutes).
When was The Cabin in the Cotton released?
The Cabin in the Cotton was released on September 26, 1932.
Who directed The Cabin in the Cotton?
The Cabin in the Cotton was directed by Michael Curtiz.
More films by Michael Curtiz Who is in the cast of The Cabin in the Cotton?
The Cabin in the Cotton stars Richard Barthelmess as Marvin Blake, Bette Davis as Madge Norwood and Tully Marshall as Slick, among 22 credited actors.
Does The Cabin in the Cotton have a post-credit scene?
No. The Cabin in the Cotton has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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