Judge Priest 1934 Many of Essay

Instead of condemning the man, Priest persuades him to teach him his fishing methods and they both go fishing. Becoming fond of Pointdexter, the Judge invites him to work at his house.

The story goes on as the Judge's nephew, Jerome, is presented as he returns from the North where he earned a degree in law. Jerome develops a crush for the next-door neighbor's daughter, Ellie May Gilliespie, and his uncle helps him get to her heart through several clever methods. Jerome's mother does not agree with the Judge's behavior, as she is not willing to accept having her son marrying a girl that has no parents. The Judge later found out that Ellie's father is none other than the local blacksmith, Bob Gillis.

Jerome has no time to spend as he is presented with his first case, where he has to defend Gillis against a man which he stabbed. Gillis stabbed the barber for the fact that he had said bad words relating to Ellie's past.

Judge Priest leaves to court after Maydew protests against him and Judge Fairleigh takes his place in the court.Gillis refuses to say the reason for his outburst, as he does not want people to know that he is Ellie's father. Just when it seems that Gillis has no way out, the town's reverend, Ashby Brand, comes forward and tells Gillis's story. It is revealed that Gillis had been a war hero who has had much to suffer during the war. The movie ends with the whole town celebrating the veteran's day parade and with Gillis carrying the Confederate flag.

The movie has an interesting plot, and the actors perform brilliantly throughout the movie. However, the movie tends to be rather racist in some of the scenes. In spite of Pointdexter's magnificent acting, his character gives a bad name to black people everywhere. The character has difficulty speaking right and he is extremely lazy. The movie proves that slavery is something which people have had a hard time forgetting.

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Judge Priest. Dir. John Ford.….....