

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!”
Overview
Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.
Top Cast

Richard Barthelmess
Marvin Blake

Dorothy Jordan
Betty Wright

Bette Davis
Madge Norwood

Hardie Albright
Roland Neal

David Landau
Tom Blake

Berton Churchill
Lane Norwood

Dorothy Peterson
Lilly Blake

Russell Simpson
Uncle Joe

Tully Marshall
Slick

Henry B. Walthall
Eph Clinton

Edmund Breese
Holmes Scott

John Marston
Russell Carter
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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