The Sun Comes Up(1949)05/12/1949 (US)Action, Family, Drama, Adventure1h 33m6.4Play TrailerShare"A grand threesome who will win your heart!"OverviewSet in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to put aside her bitterness and grief as she grows to love a young orphan boy and his dog.Richard ThorpeDirectorMargaret FittsWriterMarjorie Kinnan RawlingsStoryWilliam LudwigWriterTop Billed CastJeanette MacDonaldHelen Lorfield WinterLloyd NolanThomas I. ChandlerClaude Jarman Jr.JerryLewis StoneArthur NortonPercy KilbrideMr. Willie B. WilliegoodNicholas JoyVictor AlvordMargaret HamiltonMrs. GolightlyHope LandinMrs. PopeEsther SomersSusan, the maidWhere to WatchRentBuyPowered by JustWatchPopularity TrendLast 30 DaysThis chart shows the popularity trend over the past 30 days.Part of the MGM's Lassie CollectionMGM's collection of films featuring the famous collie Lassie.View the CollectionMediaVideos (1)Backdrops (2)Posters (5)The Sun Comes Up (Original Theatrical Trailer)TrailerRecommendations83%It's a Wonderful Life76%Ex Machina74%Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood87%The Godfather79%Titanic83%Back to the Future82%Django Unchained87%The Shawshank Redemption85%The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King82%The Matrix77%Batman Begins84%Inception77%PK82%Avengers: Endgame72%It82%Gladiator81%Joker77%The Exorcist80%Oppenheimer76%Avatar: The Way of WaterPrevious slideNext slideSimilar Movies57%Brute75%A Grand Day Out78%The Wrong Trousers76%A Close Shave71%Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit67%Not Here to Be Loved63%The BFG66%White God0%Bentley's Will76%Amores Perros79%Three Colors: Red68%Raajakumara68%Moonstruck70%The Lake House71%The Cider House Rules65%Secret Agent Dingledorf and His Trusty Dog Splat40%Dude Where's My Dog?52%Red Zora64%Puppy!: A Hotel Transylvania Short30%Zwei WeihnachtshundePrevious slideNext slide