Judge Priest (1934)

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  • JUDGE PRIEST


    DIRECTED BY JOHN FORD
    PRODUCED BY SOL M. WURTZEL
    FOX FILM CORPORATION



    Information from IMDb


    Plot Summary
    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


    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 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
    Melba Brown ... Black Singer (uncredited)
    Thelma Brown ... Black Singer (uncredited)
    Vera Brown ... Black Singer (uncredited)
    Grace Goodall ... Mrs. Maydew (uncredited)
    Winter Hall ... Judge Floyd Fairleigh (uncredited)
    Pat Hartigan ... Townsman in Saloon (uncredited)
    Si Jenks ... Juror No. 10 (uncredited)
    Beulah Hall Jones ... Black Singer (uncredited)
    Lillian Lawrence ... Townswoman at Trial (uncredited)
    Duke R. Lee ... Deputy (uncredited)
    Margaret Mann ... Governess (uncredited)
    Louis Mason ... Sheriff Birdsong (uncredited)
    Paul McAllister ... Doc Lake (uncredited)
    Matt McHugh ... Gabby Rives (uncredited)
    Paul McVey ... Trimble (uncredited)
    Hyman Meyer ... Herman Feldsburg (uncredited)
    Frank Moran ... Townsman in Saloon (uncredited)
    Robert Parrish ... Taffy Puller at Festival (uncredited)
    Vester Pegg ... Joe Herringer (uncredited)
    George Reed ... Black Servant (uncredited)
    Constantine Romanoff ... Townsman in Saloon (uncredited)
    Mary Rousseau ... Guitar Player (uncredited)
    Ernest Shields ... Milan (uncredited)
    Harry Tenbrook ... Townsman in Saloon (uncredited)
    Gladys Wells ... Black Singer (uncredited)
    Harry Wilson ... Townsman in Saloon (uncredited)


    Writing Credits
    Irvin S. Cobb (character "Judge Priest")
    Dudley Nichols (screenplay) and
    Lamar Trotti (screenplay)


    Original Music
    Samuel Kaylin (uncredited)


    Cinematography
    George Schneiderman


    Trivia
    "Based on Irvin S. Cobb's character of 'Judge Priest'" was a compromise onscreen source credit. Fox wanted to use "Based on the Judge Priest Stories by Irwin S. Cobb," but Mr. Cobb objected because he had written over 70 stories, was still writing them, and the statement might inhibit future sales of them.


    Fox bought the motion picture rights to the first three stories listed in the literature section. The fourth story, "The Mob from Massac," was inadvertently used without compensation.


    Stepin Fetchit reprised his role for the 1953 remake, The Sun Shines Bright.


    John Ford later used the line about a drinker's breath being 'like a hot mince pie' in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon.


    Working title was "Judge Old Priest".


    Some characters were created exclusively for the film including Ellie May Gillespie, Jerome Priest, and Virginia Maydew.


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    Judge Priest

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 3 times, last by ethanedwards ().

  • Judge Priest is a 1934 American comedy film.
    The film was based on humorist Irvin S. Cobb's character Judge Priest.
    The film satirizes life in post-reconstruction Kentucky.



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    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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