Bright Leaf
| Bright Leaf | |
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Screenplay by | Ranald MacDougall |
| Based on | Bright Leaf by Foster Fitz-Simons |
| Produced by | Henry Blanke |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Karl Freund |
| Edited by | Owen Marks |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,944,000 |
| Box office | $2,446,000 $1,750,000 (US/Canada rentals) |
Bright Leaf is a 1950 American Drama Western film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall and Patricia Neal. It is adapted from the 1949 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.