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Judge Priest (1934) -- Will Rogers plays the lead roll, that of Judge William "Billy" Priest in a very patriotic (Confederate) southern town...

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Director:

John Ford

Writers:

Irvin S. Cobb (character "Judge Priest")
Dudley Nichols (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

28 September 1934 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance more

Tagline:

Mellow as a mint julep and twice as refreshing. more

Plot:

Judge Priest, a proud Confederate veteran, uses common sense and considerable humanity to dispense justice in a small town in the Post-Bellum Kentucky. full summary | add synopsis

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Will Rogers' Dixie Drama more (16 total)


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Will Rogers ... Judge William 'Billy' Priest
Tom Brown ... Jerome Priest
Anita Louise ... Ellie May Gillespie
Henry B. Walthall ... Reverend Ashby Brand
David Landau ... Bob Gillis
Rochelle Hudson ... Virginia Maydew
Roger Imhof ... Billy Gaynor
Frank Melton ... Flem Talley
Charley Grapewin ... Sergeant Jimmy Bagby
Berton Churchill ... Senator Horace Maydew
Brenda Fowler ... Mrs. Caroline Priest
Francis Ford ... Juror No. 12

Hattie McDaniel ... Aunt Dilsey (as Hattie McDaniels)
Stepin Fetchit ... Jeff Poindexter
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Additional Details

Runtime:

80 min (copyright length)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

Canada:G (Ontario) | USA:Approved (PCA #111) | USA:TV-G (TV rating)


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Trivia:

Working title was "Judge Old Priest". more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Judge William 'Billy' Priest: Hear! Hear! Hear! Court's called to order!
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Featured in Directed by John Ford (1971) more

Soundtrack:

Aunt Dilsey's Improvisation more


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9 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Will Rogers' Dixie Drama, 19 January 2000
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Author: Ron Oliver (revilorest@juno.com) from Forest Ranch, CA

Will Rogers stars in this backward glance at life in a small town of the deep South at the end of the 19th century, with its pleasures & joys, bigotries & suspicions.

Will is the local judge & champion of the social pariahs, not hesitant to stick his neck out to make a point or puncture a pompous ego. His unique brand of homespun humor is given ample scope to tickle our funny bone.

This is one of three films Will made with director John Ford, a remarkable collaboration. Others in the cast include Henry B. Walthal, Hattie McDaniel, Tom Brown, Anita Louise, Stepin Fetchit, Berton Churchill, Charley Grapewin & Rochelle Hudson.

There is some racial stereotyping in the film, not at all unusual for 1934 Hollywood.

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