| Judge Priest | |
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Written by | Irvin S. Cobb Dudley Nichols Lamar Trotti |
| Produced by | Sol M. Wurtzel |
| Starring | Will Rogers Tom Brown Henry B. Walthall Hattie McDaniel Stepin Fetchit |
| Cinematography | George Schneiderman |
| Edited by | Paul Weatherwax |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge Samuel Kaylin (uncredited) |
Production company | Fox Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.176 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)[1] |
Judge Priest is a 1934 American comedy film starring Will Rogers. The film was directed by John Ford,[2] 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.[3] It was remade by Ford in 1953 as The Sun Shines Bright.
- ^ Cohn, Lawrence (October 15, 1990). "All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. p. M-166. ISSN 0042-2738.
- ^ Matheson, Sue (2019). The John Ford Encyclopedia. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 165-166. ISBN 9781538103821.
- ^ "Judge Priest". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 3, 2019.