Bright Leaf
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Produced by | Henry Blanke |
| Written by | Ranald MacDougall |
| Starring | Gary Cooper Lauren Bacall |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | Karl Freund |
| Editing by | Owen Marks |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | July 2, 1950 |
| Running time | 110 min. |
| Language | English |
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Bright Leaf is a 1949 novel written by Foster Fitzsimmons, which was adapted into a 1950 film by Henry Koster and starring Gary Cooper and Lauren Bacall. The works derive their name from the type of tobacco grown in North Carolina after the American Civil War.
[edit] Plot
Loosely based on the rivalry of tobacco tycoons Washington Duke and George McElwee, Bright Leaf follows tenant farmer Brant Royle (Gary Cooper) who returns home after his family is driven from their farm by fellow farmer Major Singleton (Donald Crisp). Royle and Singleton battle each other for their respective empires.
[edit] Legacy
The film, one of many epic melodramas produced by Hollywood at the time, was widely forgotten after its first theatrical release in 1950. Bright Leaf found new life in 2003, when it played prominently in the documentary Bright Leaves, by filmmaker Ross McElwee, a descendant of the man whose life was reflected in both the novel and film.
[edit] Cast
Gary Cooper as Brant Royle
Lauren Bacall as Sonia Kovac
Patricia Neal as Margaret Jane Singleton
Jack Carson as Chris Malley
Donald Crisp as Major Singleton
Gladys George as Rose
Elizabeth Patterson as Tabitha Singleton
Jeff Corey as John Barton
Cleo Moore as Cousin Louise
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