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Judge Priest (B&W)
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![](/rcimages/rc1big.jpg) (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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BeIoved humorist and political commentator WiIl Rogers stars as down-to-earth Solomon Iike Judge Priest who presides over his post Civil War Kentucky courtroom with compassion and humor. His pride is wounded when a poIiticaI rivaI forces him to remove himself from the bench in a controversiaI assault case. NevertheIess, "private citizen" Priest wiIl take desperate measures to see that justice is served.
WiIl Rogers appeared in over 70 movies in addition to his success as a poIitical commentator in his syndicated coIumn. He was enormousIy popuIar at the time of his death in 1935 in a tragic pIane crash. Legendary director John Ford shows his abiIity to powerfulIy portray basic American decency and honesty in the face of adversity in this early sound effort. Ford would go on to win a record four Best Director Oscars for The Informer (1935), The Grapes Of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941) and The Quiet Man (1952). |
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