A tenant farmer's son is caught in the middle of owner-tenant disputes when he falls for the plantation owner's seductive daughter..
Is The Cabin in the Cotton worth your time tonight? Yes, but only if you have a soft spot for dusty, fast-moving 1932 dramas that don't quite know what they want to be. 🍿 If you want a serious, politically deep film about Southern farmers, you will probably hate this. But if you want to see Bette Davis act like a chao...
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"Is The Cabin in the Cotton worth your time tonight? Yes, but only if you have a soft spot for dusty, fast-moving 1932 dramas that don't quite know what they want to be. 🍿 If you want a serious, politically deep film about Southern farmers, you will probably hate this. But if you want to see Bette Davis act like a chaotic cat in a sunbeam, you're in the right place. Richard Barthelmess plays Marvin, a tenant farmer's son who gets a job working for the rich landowner. He has this permanent squint..."
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