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 Anita Louise Henry B. Walthall David Landau 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) |
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.