Judge Priest is a 1934 American comedy film starring Will Rogers. The film was directed by John Ford, and based on humorist Irvin S. Cobb’s character Judge Priest.
A warm yet controversial tale of small-town justice, Judge William ‘Billy’ Priest, is a folksy judge navigating courtroom antics, family drama, and community tensions in a nostalgic 1890s Southern town.
Main Actors:
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
Stepin Fetchit – Jeff Poindexter
Release date: September 28, 1934
Filming location: Kentucky (setting), filmed in California
Black & White version: https://youtu.be/Rsvi-AeIcF0
This film is available with English & Spanish audio, and subtitled in many language options
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