---
title: 'Judge Priest (1934)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Ford'
released: '1934-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/judge-priest-1934'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025335/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Judge Priest (1934)

1934 · 80 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Judge Priest is a 1934 American comedy film starring Will Rogers. The film was directed by John Ford, produced by Sol M. Wurtzel in association with Fox Film Corporation, and based on humorist Irvin S. Cobb's character Judge Priest. The picture is set in post-reconstruction Kentucky, with Tom Brown, Anita Louise, Henry Walthall, David Landau, and Stepin Fetchit in support. It was remade by Ford in 1953 as The Sun Shines Bright.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ford)
- **Screenplay:** [Irvin S. Cobb](https://cinepixo.com/people/irvin-s-cobb), [Dudley Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/dudley-nichols), [Lamar Trotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/lamar-trotti)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cyril J. Mockridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-j-mockridge), [Samuel Kaylin](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-kaylin)
- **Producer:** [Sol M. Wurtzel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sol-m-wurtzel)
- **Director of Photography:** [George Schneiderman](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-schneiderman)
- **Editor:** [Paul Weatherwax](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-weatherwax)

## Cast

- [Harry Tenbrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-tenbrook)
- [Francis Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford)
- [Tom Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-brown)
- [Stepin Fetchit](https://cinepixo.com/people/stepin-fetchit)
- [David Landau](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-landau)
- [Henry B. Walthall](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-b-walthall)
- [Charley Grapewin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charley-grapewin)
- [Paul McAllister](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mcallister)
- [Robert Parrish](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-parrish)
- [Berton Churchill](https://cinepixo.com/people/berton-churchill)
- [Roger Imhof](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-imhof)
- [Rochelle Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rochelle-hudson)
- [Anita Louise](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-louise)
- [Hattie McDaniel](https://cinepixo.com/people/hattie-mcdaniel)
- [Will Rogers](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-rogers)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/judge-priest-1934
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