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JUDGE BILLY PRIEST...the only man who ever called Mallie Crump a Lady

6.4

1h 42m

1953

“JUDGE BILLY PRIEST...the only man who ever called Mallie Crump a Lady”

Synopsis

With the election approaching, a judge in a Southern town at the turn of the 20th century is involved variously in revealing the real identity of a young woman, reliving his Civil War memories, and preventing the lynching of an African youth.

Director

John Ford

Trailer

ComedyDrama

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Cast & Crew

Charles Winninger

Charles Winninger

as William Pittman Priest

Arleen Whelan

Arleen Whelan

as Lucy Lee Lake

John Russell

John Russell

as Ashby Corwin

Stepin Fetchit

Stepin Fetchit

as Jeff Poindexter

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

as Lewt Lake

Ludwig Stössel

Ludwig Stössel

as Herman Felsburg

Francis Ford

Francis Ford

as Feeney

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

as Jimmy Bagby

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

as Andy Redcliffe

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