---
title: 'Bright Leaf (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Curtiz'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bright-leaf-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042285/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bright Leaf (1950)

1950 · 110 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Curtiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-curtiz)
- **Screenplay:** [Ranald MacDougall](https://cinepixo.com/people/ranald-macdougall)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Victor Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-young)
- **Producer:** [Henry Blanke](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-blanke)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Freund](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-freund)

## Cast

- [Thurston Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/thurston-hall)
- [Donald Crisp](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-crisp)
- [Franklyn Farnum](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklyn-farnum)
- [Marietta Canty](https://cinepixo.com/people/marietta-canty)
- [Gladys George](https://cinepixo.com/people/gladys-george)
- [John Alvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alvin)
- [Charles Meredith](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-meredith)
- [Jack Carson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-carson)
- [Taylor Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/taylor-holmes)
- [Chick Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/chick-chandler)
- [Pat Flaherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-flaherty-2)
- [Gary Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-cooper)
- [James Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-griffith)
- [Patricia Neal](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-neal)
- [Jeff Corey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-corey)

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