Judge Priest

Judge Priest
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Ford
Written byIrvin S. Cobb
Dudley Nichols
Lamar Trotti
Produced bySol M. Wurtzel
StarringWill Rogers
Tom Brown
Anita Louise
Henry B. Walthall
David Landau
Stepin Fetchit
CinematographyGeorge Schneiderman
Edited byPaul Weatherwax
Music byCyril J. Mockridge
Samuel Kaylin (uncredited)
Production
company
Fox Film Corporation
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • September 28, 1934 (1934-09-28)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.