Judge Priest (1934)

Small-town Judge William "Billy" Priest (Rogers) in the old south stirs up the place with stinging humor and common-sense observances as he tangles with prejudices and civil injustices. Also, Judge Priest tries to play matchmaker between orphan Ellie May Gillespie (Louise) and his lawyer nephew Jerome Priest (Brown). Funny, warm slice of American 19th century life. One of three collaborations between Will Rogers and John Ford.

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Wonderful Classic

Excellent example of early American cinema with an unvarnished look at life in the South in the post civil war to the turn of the century era. No high speed gimicks just rural down home values of a society in transition from the old South to the industrial revolution. This is a real keeper. November 3, 2008

Rebel Yell!

One of the absolute best Will Rogers movies, only topped by Steamboat round the Bend. Besides the down home humor, the plot is excellent, and the defense of the Confederacy rings true to heart. Yankees, will blush, Westerners will shake their heads and those of us by grace of God born in the South will stand and cheer! July 28, 2008

Painful to watch

This film, made in 1934, was painful to watch. The story and script are very simple, with akward and over-the-top acting by most. The script included long, drawn out and very corny speeches by Will Rogers. But that's to be expected, since this film was made during the relatively early years of cinema. And the film quality isn't very good-the picture is very grainy. I also expected that the images and portrayals of African-Americans would be archaic and probably offensive. But I love movies for their historical value too. However, this film's treatment of Black characters is so racist and demeaning that I couldn't see anything else. I will only keep this in my collection as an example of cinema at its most mediocre. October 30, 2007

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