Judge Priest (1934)
During election time in a Civil War-conscious Kentucky town of 1890, Bob Gillis, a mysterious figure in the small community, assaults a man for insulting Ellie May, an orphan girl, whose lack of family background make her an unacceptable wife for Jerome Priest, a new lawyer just returned home. Thanks to Judge Billy Priest, it is revealed during the trial that Gillis is Ellie May's father, and his heroism in the Virginia Regiment redeems both of them from social disgrace. Billy wins the election, reunites the father and daughter, and makes it possible for Jerome and Ellie May to marry.3
Vintage magazines
Photoplay , April 1936
Books with substantial mentioning of Judge Priest
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David Thomson Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films New York, 2008 |
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| Tag Gallagher John Ford: The Man and His Films Berkeley-Los Angeles-London, 1986 |
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J.A. Place The Non-Western Films of John Ford Secaucus, NJ, 1979 |
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Books with an entry on Judge Priest
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Aubrey Solomon The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935, A history and filmography Jefferson, N.C., 2011 |