Judge Priest (1934)

Directed by

John Ford

Genre

comedy film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small-town judge in post-reconstruction Kentucky handles local cases and personal matters with folksy wisdom. The story follows his interactions with friends and family in a close-knit community.

good-naturedwarmfolksyleisurelywhimsicalnostalgiclighthearted

What happens

Judge Priest is a 1934 American comedy film starring Will Rogers. The film was directed by John Ford, produced by Sol M. Wurtzel in association with Fox Film Corporation, and based on humorist Irvin S. Cobb's character Judge Priest. The picture is set in post-reconstruction Kentucky, with Tom Brown, Anita Louise, Henry Walthall, David Landau, and Stepin Fetchit in support. It was remade by Ford in 1953 as The Sun Shines Bright. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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