Bright Leaf

Bright Leaf

1950 | 1h 50m | Western, Drama | TV-PG

Brief Synopsis

Two tobacco growers battle for the cigarette market. When Major Singleton forces Brant off his tobacco farm, he returns with a way to mass produce cigarettes, destroying Singleton's livelihood. Guilt-ridden, Brant marries the Major's vindictive daughter.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Michael Curtiz

CAST

Gary Cooper

Lauren Bacall

Patricia Neal

Jack Carson

PRODUCERS

Henry Blanke

WRITERS

Ranald MacDougall

Foster Fitz-Simons

Related Videos

Bright Leaf (1950) -- (Movie Clip) You Can Let Go Now
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Aspiring cigarette entrepeneur Royle (Gary Cooper) returning to his North Carolina hometown circa 1894, catching the eye of Sonia (Lauren Bacall) then insulting Margaret (Patricia Neal) and her aunt (Elizabeth Patterson), in Bright Leaf, 1950, directed by Michael Curtiz.
Bright Leaf (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Roll Me A Cigarette
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Royle (Gary Cooper) with ex-girlfriend turned brothel owner Sonia (Lauren Bacall), back in his North Carolina hometown looking to get into the cigarette business, in Michael Curtiz's turn-of-the-century melodrama Bright Leaf, 1950.

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