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Judge Priest (1934)

APPROVED 80 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -   28 September 1934 (USA)
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Judge Priest, a proud Confederate veteran, uses common sense and considerable humanity to dispense justice in a small town in the Post-Bellum Kentucky.

Director:

John Ford

Writers:

Irvin S. Cobb (character "Judge Priest"), Dudley Nichols (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Judge Priest -- Judge Priest, a proud Confederate veteran, uses common sense and considerable humanity to dispense justice in a small town in the Post-Bellum Kentucky. Judge Priest -- Will Rogers plays the lead roll, that of Judge William "Billy" Priest in a very patriotic (Confederate) southern town...
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Will Rogers ...
Judge William 'Billy' Priest
Tom Brown Tom Brown ...
Jerome Priest
Anita Louise ...
Ellie May Gillespie
Henry B. Walthall Henry B. Walthall ...
Reverend Ashby Brand
David Landau David Landau ...
Bob Gillis
Rochelle Hudson Rochelle Hudson ...
Virginia Maydew
Roger Imhof Roger Imhof ...
Billy Gaynor
Frank Melton Frank Melton ...
Flem Talley
Charley Grapewin Charley Grapewin ...
Sergeant Jimmy Bagby
Berton Churchill Berton Churchill ...
Senator Horace Maydew
Brenda Fowler Brenda Fowler ...
Mrs. Caroline Priest
Francis Ford Francis Ford ...
Juror No. 12
Hattie McDaniel ...
Aunt Dilsey (as Hattie McDaniels)
Stepin Fetchit Stepin Fetchit ...
Jeff Poindexter
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Storyline

Judge William "Billy" Priest lives in a very patriotic (Confederate) southern town. Priest plays a laid-back, widowed judge who helps uphold the law in his toughest court case yet. In the meantime, he plays matchmaker for his young nephew. Written by <marsattack@earthling.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Judge | Kentucky | Veteran | Nephew | Post Bellum  | See more »

Taglines:

Mellow as a mint julep and twice as refreshing. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El juez See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(copyright length)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Working title was "Old Judge Priest" based on the title of the novel by humorist Irvin S. Cobb. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Judge William 'Billy' Priest: Hear! Hear! Hear! Court's called to order!
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Connections

Featured in Ethnic Notions (1986) See more »

Soundtracks

"Aunt Dilsey's Improvisation"
(1934) (uncredited)
Written and Performed by Hattie McDaniel See more »