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The Cabin in the Cotton

“They said this book was "throbbing, vital, absorbing." (N.Y. American) You'll say the same thing about the picture!”

1932 · 1 h 18 min
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Drama

Cast

Cast not recorded here

Plot

Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community while being drawn to the plantation owner's daughter.

Sinekatalog’s take

Michael Curtiz's pre-Code drama, with Richard Barthelmess and Bette Davis, is earnest and steamy, including Davis's line "Ah'd love to kiss ya, but ah just washed mah hair."Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (2,012 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.