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The Sun Comes Up (1949)
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93 min | Drama, Family, Music

The Sun Comes Up (1949)

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93 min | Drama, Family, Music

Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to to put aside her bitterness and grief as she grows to love a young orphan boy and the dog that belonged to her late son. Punctuated with song-filled interludes.

Director

Richard Thorpe

Writers

William Ludwig | Margaret Fitts | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (story "A Mother in Mannville")

Producer

Robert Sisk

Composer

André Previn

Cinematographer

Ray June

Editor

Cotton Warburton (as Irvine Warburton)

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Updated Jan 27, 1949

Release date

May 12, 1949 (United States)

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44 cast members

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Jeanette MacDonald Helen Lorfield Winter Helen Lorfield Winter See fewer	Cairo (1942)
Lloyd Nolan Thomas I. Chandler Thomas I. Chandler See fewer	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
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Hope Landin Mrs. Pope Mrs. Pope See fewer	I Remember Mama (1948)
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