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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, and based on humorist Irvin S. Cobb's character Judge Priest. The picture is set in post-reconstruction Kentucky and the supporting cast features Henry B. Walthall, Hattie McDaniel and Stepin Fetchit. It was remade by Ford in 1953 as The Sun Shines Bright.
Original Release
09/15/1934
US Release
09/15/1934
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Will Rogers | Judge Priest / Judge William Pitman 'Billy' Priest |
| Tom Brown | Jerome Priest |
| Anita Louise | Ellie May Gillespie |
| Henry B. Walthall | Rev. Ashby Brand / Reverend Ashby Brand |
| David Landau | Bob Gillis |
| Rochelle Hudson | Virginia Maydew |
| Roger Imhof | Billy Gaynor |
| Frank Melton | Flem Talley / Fleming "Flem" Talley |
| Charley Grapewin | Sergeant Jimmy Bagby |
| Berton Churchill | Senator Horace Maydew |
Directors
Writers
Irvin S. Cobb, Dudley Nichols, Lamar Trotti
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Will Rogers | Judge Priest / Judge William Pitman 'Billy' Priest |
| Tom Brown | Jerome Priest |
| Anita Louise | Ellie May Gillespie |
| Henry B. Walthall | Rev. Ashby Brand / Reverend Ashby Brand |
| David Landau | Bob Gillis |
| Rochelle Hudson | Virginia Maydew |
| Roger Imhof | Billy Gaynor |
| Frank Melton | Flem Talley / Fleming "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 |
| Melba Brown | Black Singer |
| Thelma Brown | Black Singer |
| Vera Brown | Black Singer |
| Grace Goodall | Mrs. Maydew |
| Winter Hall | Judge Floyd Fairleigh |
| Pat Hartigan | Townsman in Saloon |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sol M. Wurtzel | Producer |
