Judge Priest

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Judge William “Billy” Priest lives in a very patriotic (Confederate) southern town. Priest plays a laid-back, widowed judge who helps uphold the law in his toughest court case yet. In the meantime, he plays matchmaker for his young nephew.

Cast

Will Rogers as Judge William ‘Billy’ Priest
Tom Brown as Jerome Priest
Anita Louise as Ellie May Gillespie
Henry B. Walthall as Reverend Ashby Brand
David Landau as Bob Gillis
Rochelle Hudson as Virginia Maydew
Roger Imhof as Billy Gaynor
Frank Melton as Flem Talley
Charley Grapewin as Sergeant Jimmy Bagby
Berton Churchill as Senator Horace Maydew
Brenda Fowler as Mrs. Caroline Priest
Francis Ford as Juror No. 12
Hattie McDaniel as Aunt Dilsey
Stepin Fetchit as Jeff Poindexter
Pat Hartigan as Townsman in Saloon (uncredited)
Frank Moran as Townsman in Saloon (uncredited)

Release Date: September 28, 1934

Runtime: 80 mins

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