10 Apr 1934
Whirlpool
An ex-convict tries to connect with the daughter who doesn't even know he exists.
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!
Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.
Top Billed 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
Erville Alderson Sock Fisher
William Le Maire Jake Fisher
Clarence Muse A Blind Negro
Frank Austin Tenant Farmer (uncredited)
Harry Cording Ross Clinton (uncredited)
Virginia Hammond Miriam Norwood (uncredited)
Florine McKinney Liza Blake (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)
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