Judge Priest (1934)


Judge Priest
Release Date28 September 1934
GenreDrama, Comedy, Romance
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassComedy of Manners
ThemesSmall-Town Life
TonesHeartwarming, Humorous, Light
TagsCommunity, Cross Cultural Relations, Family, Justice, Lawman, Mistaken Identity, Outlaw [Western], Slice Of Life, Small Town, South, Trial [courtroom]

Judge Priest was released in 1934. The film was based on humorist Irvin S. Cobb's character Judge Priest. The film was directed by John Ford and produced by Sol M. Wurtzel in association with Fox Film. The film satirizes life in post-reconstruction Kentucky.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Judge William 'Billy' Priest

Jerome Priest

Ellie May Gillespie

Reverend Ashby Brand

Bob Gillis

Virginia Maydew

Billy Gaynor

Frank Melton
Flem Talley

Sergeant Jimmy Bagby

Senator Horace Maydew

Brenda Fowler
Mrs. Caroline Priest

Juror No. 12

Aunt Dilsey

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

Si Jenks
Juror No. 10

Beulah Hall Jones
Black Singer

Lillian Lawrence
Townswoman at Trial

Duke R. Lee
Deputy

Governess

Louis Mason
Sheriff Birdsong

Paul McAllister
Doc Lake

Matt McHugh
Gabby Rives

Paul McVey
Trimble

Hyman Meyer
Herman Feldsburg

Townsman in Saloon

Taffy Puller at Festival

Vester Pegg
Joe Herringer

George Reed
Black Servant

Constantine Romanoff
Townsman in Saloon

Mary Rousseau
Guitar Player

Ernest Shields
Milan

Harry Tenbrook
Townsman in Saloon

Gladys Wells
Black Singer

Harry Wilson
Townsman in Saloon

Director

Writer

Lamar Trotti

Producer

Sol M. Wurtzel
producer

Original Music

Cyril J. Mockridge
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Emil Gerstenberger
-

Samuel Kaylin
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Cinematographer

George Schneiderman

Editor

Paul Weatherwax
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Set Decorator

William S. Darling

Costume Designer

Royer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Edward O'Fearna
assistant director

Sound Department

Albert Protzman
sound

Camera and Electrical Department

William E. Thomas
still photographer

Music Department

Samuel Kaylin
musical director

Emil Gerstenberger
composer: additional music, orchestrator

Production Company

Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor

Fox Film Corporation

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Reel Media International
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Treeline Films

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Peter Rodgers Organization

Miscellaneous

Panasonic Disc Manufacturing
transfer






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