Judge Priest
Judge Priest

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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.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Judge Priest:

Will Rogers
Tom Brown
Anita Louise
Henry B. Walthall
David Landau
Rochelle Hudson

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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.

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Combustible Celluloid - 8/10 by Jeffrey M. AndersonFord spends more time setting up a kind of slow-going Southern atmosphere, where everyone knows everyone and it's always just about time for another mint julep.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 7/10 by Dennis SchwartzWill Rogers has found a part that is best suited for his talents as a populist humorist.
User Review - 10/10 by Russell GWill Rogers at his best, especially on the DVD where it is teamed up with the brilliant compliment film DOCTOR BULL.
User Review - 10/10 by Private UWill Rogers was the #1 box office draw at the time this film was made. John Ford directed it - his brother Francis plays a small roll. You got your pompous politician, the pompous sister-in-law, the loud mouth barber who gives a poor shave and Judge Priest - the least judgmental man of them all. Steppin Fetchit's character isn't politically correct - but Priest is inclusive of him in post-Civil War Kentucky. We could all learn a thing or two from Judge Priest
User Review - 10/10 by Daniel KDamn fine movie !! The South will rise again !!
User Review - 8/10 by Danny VPretty great little comedy. Will Rogers had so many funny moments in the movie, like when he did the voice of his servant and himself to scare away the man that was on a date with the woman his nephew was in love with. To be honest the movie isn't much. If one character has a problem with something they just back away. For example the scene where they want Judge Priest to step down as judge because he will be biased for the case. He is so hurt by it that he just steps down. This would make sense, but the rest of the movie he seems like a fighter. I guess he does make a pretty sweet comeback in the end. I missed the first ten minutes of the film, but the rest was great. Even though it seems like it will be minor Ford it still had a nice little poetic touch to it.
User Review - 8/10 by James HFord' Judge Priest covers what the opening lines written by Irvin Cobb(author of the books) calls "tragedies and comedies" that are still very much alive in "grown men's minds" several years after the civil war has ended, the approach is simple Will Rogers is Judge Priest the film covers him and his community. Ford versatility as a storyteller is in full swing, some have even pointed out that the first and second half feel like two different films. The first being a laid back examination of Priests relevance to his community including his nephew and a vagrant he saved from the chain gang and even dialogue with his deceased wife (Ford's sense of spirituality would re-surface in his later films) this half is almost devoid of traditional structure.The second half is far more dramatic, centering around a case of assault and battery and questioning Priest's legitimacy. It's also more presentational as seen in a war flashback at the end that looks like a segment form Birth of a Nation told in an almost expressionist fashion. This dynamic of film is a nice example of Ford's tendency to combine comedy and drama the key example being that the film begins and ends with courtroom sequence the first one concerning the vagrant stealing a chicken and the second being a charge of battery of a civil war vet. What this does is show how Ford's insights were so inept that he could showcases the smaller nuances in life ("there ain't nothing prettier than two young folks in love in the summer") but at the same time foreshadow a kind of darker skepticism that would be more dominant in his later films, hinting that perhaps Priest's take on community may still give way to decay and even corruption or at least are never far from home. Ford was too proud to ever actually call himself an artist but perhaps he didn't need to, his work spoke for him. Ford had a fundamental understanding of cinema and it's ability to capture humanity while seemingly doing nothing and this why so many of his films require repeated viewings to help comprehend Ford's ability, when it comes to placing a camera few artist come close to him, whether it be a shot of two young lovers conversing or a civil war sequence(here we see both). I think its far from his best film but it incorporates elements Ford loved and ones he was skeptical about but didn't keep him from filming. Then of course some will complain about African American stereotypes however while their parts don't offer much variety Ford(and Priest as if they were one in the same) treats them with a great deal of integrety.
User Review - 8/10 by Luc LSurprisingly humorous social drama featuring the indomitable Will Rogers in the title role. Often cited as John Ford's favorite film, Judge Priest is part Western, part Courtroom Drama and part Depression-Era Escapism. Good stuff.
User Review - 6/10 by Andy CThis early Ford film is alright. It doesn't really show his skill that he would show later on.
User Review - 6/10 by Frances HRetrato de época y social de Ford que... es medio aburrido de ver. Capaz porque es muy disperso (muchos personajes para tan poca duración), o porque no tiene ningún conflicto atrapante. Es una peli relajada, sobre la vida cotidiana de un juez y otros aledaños. Salvo que es un poco aburrida, y que nadie te muestra el sur histórico como Ford, no tengo grandes quejas ni elogios. (pero quién la había recomendado tanto y por qué??)

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