Judge Priest, a proud Confederate veteran, uses common sense and considerable humanity to dispense justice in a small town in the Post-Bellum Kentucky.
Director: John Ford
Writers: Irvin S. Cobb (based on: character of “Judge Priest”), Dudley Nichols (screen play),
Stars: Will Rogers, Tom Brown, Anita Louise
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One of my favorite films.
good film
This was one of the first film roles for Hattie McDaniel who went on to win the best supporting Oscar for Gone with the wind. Also the first black actor to win an Oscar.
Proof of bad behavior of the white race. Why they don't show the black and white slums.