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Judge Priest (1934) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by John Ford and produced by Sol M. Wurtzel.

SYNOPSIS

Rogers is perfect as a small-town judge who metes out justice with a serving of common sense. Slightly dated, but full of sharply observed detail and rich characterizations. Worth a look for Ford fans. This was based on the stories by Irvin S. Cobb and later remade by Ford as The Sun Shines Bright (1953).

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

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Judge Priest (1934)

By Beatrice on Apr 28, 2013 From Flickers in Time

Judge Priest  Directed by John Ford 1934/USA Fox Film Corporation First viewing #85 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This is essentially a love letter to a simpler time – in this case 1890′s Kentucky, where folks still remember the glories of the antebellum South vividly.  ... Read full article

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Judge Priest Quotes:

Sergeant Jimmy Bagby: [Offering Priest a drink] Have a snifter? Good corn!
Judge William 'Billy' Priest: You can smell the feet of the boy that ploughed it!
Judge William 'Billy' Priest: Your honor, as I recollect the procedure, at the time bein' I'm an ordinary member of the bar in good standing.
Judge Floyd Fairleigh: Not ordinary, sir, but absolutely in good standing.
Judge William 'Billy' Priest: [to Bagby] That breath of yours is like a hot mince pie.
Judge William 'Billy' Priest: That's sort of a novelty, Herman, - the barber gettin' cut up! Whoever cut him up couldn't have cut him up much if they used the barber's razor.
[first lines]
Judge William 'Billy' Priest: Hear! Hear! Hear! Court's called to order!
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Judge Priest Facts
Stepin Fetchit reprised his role for the 1953 remake, The Sun Shines Bright.
"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.
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".
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.
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