The Sun Shines Bright
1,257
Drama. Comedy
John Ford's remake of his 1934 Will Rogers vehicle, JUDGE PRIEST, combines three Irvin S. Cobb stories about the kindly Kentucky magistrate William Priest, played by Charles Winninger. Set in 1905 Kentucky, it focuses on the judge's battle for reelection against Yankee prosecutor Horace K. Maydew (Milburn Stone). Despite the judge's popularity, it's possible that his generosity and sense of justice may cost him the election. First he ... [+]
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United States | Variety | "A lightweight comedy-drama, poorly plotted and overlength." | NEU |
United Kingdom | Time Out | "Cited as Ford's personal favourite among his own films (...) A mosaic of Americana both sentimental and self-consciously critical" | POS |
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