Bright Leaf (1950)
He had to fight for everything he owned ... except this woman's lips !
Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.
- Date of release
- 1950-06-16
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (21)
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
Casting
- Gary Cooper — Brant Royle
- Lauren Bacall — Sonia Kovac
- Patricia Neal — Margaret Jane Singleton
- Jack Carson — Chris Malley
- Donald Crisp — Major Singleton
- Gladys George — Rose
- Elizabeth Patterson — Tabitha Singleton
- Jeff Corey — John Barton
- Taylor Holmes — Calhoun - Lawyer
- Thurston Hall — Phillips
- James Adamson — Black Peddler (uncredited)
- John Alvin — Poker Player (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Bright Leaf is a 1950 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall and Patricia Neal. It is adapted from the 1948 novel of the same name by Foster Fitz-Simons. The title comes from the type of tobacco grown in North Carolina after the American Civil War. According to Bright Leaves, a 2003 documentary film by Ross McElwee, the plot is loosely based on the rivalry of tobacco tycoons Washington Duke and John Harvey McElwee, the filmmaker's great-grandfather.
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