Judge Priest (1934) on Netflix
Passed19341h 20mComedyDramaRomance
In 1890 Kentucky, Judge Billy Priest runs his courtroom while Senator Horace Maydew campaigns for his seat. His nephew Rome returns home a lawyer and tries to win back Ellie May Gillespie.
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- Rotten Tomatoes80%
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Fairfield, Kentucky, in 1890: Judge William Pitman Priest, called Billy, holds court, where Jeff Poindexter stands accused of stealing chickens and Senator Horace Maydew, who wants the judge's seat, prosecutes. Priest befriends Jeff and takes him into his household. His nephew Jerome, known as Rome, has come home after passing the bar, and he hopes to resume his courtship of Ellie May Gillespie, who tells him she has other interests. Rome's mother, Caroline Priest, has decided that the proper match for her son is Virginia Maydew, and she says so. Visiting his late wife's grave, the judge notices Bob Gillis laying flowers on the grave of Ellie May's mother. Flem Talley, a barber, keeps pressing his attentions on Ellie May.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Judge Priest (1934)
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- John Ford let Stepin Fetchit expand his comic turn as Jeff Poindexter with ad-libbed lines, including his answer for why he goes barefoot: "I'm saving them for when my feet wear out."
