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Ford at Fox: The Collection [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Claudette Colbert , Henry Fonda , Andrew Bennison , John Ford    DVD
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver, Alice Brady, Charley Grapewin
  • Directors: Andrew Bennison, John Ford
  • Writers: Barry Conners, Basil Woon, Ben Lucien Burman, Bess Meredyth, Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
  • Format: Box set, Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 21
  • Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: 4 Dec 2007
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000WMA6HI
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 179,307 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)


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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Whistling Dixie 24 Oct 2010
By Bob Salter TOP 100 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
The Daily Telegraph recently had a list of criminally underrated films that included John Ford's "Judge Priest", which I had never seen. I note that on Amazon US it has 25 reviews to date, so it is obviously appreciated more in the country of its birth. I am one of those who tends to stick to Ford's more well known westerns, with a few notable exceptions. I have also never watched Will Rogers, so thought there were enough reasons to watch this film. Watching films made as far back as 1934 is always difficult, because the passage of time tends to erode much of the innocence of those days. It is easy to see why modern audiences would be offended by the stereo typed characters portrayed, especially Stepin Fetchit's usual black simpleton routine. As it happens Fetchit was highly literate and became very wealthy on the back of his character. So perhaps he was no idiot and merely exploited a niche, that some ignorant whites may have supported. One could argue either way.

The film is a whimsical portrayal of a Judge in 1890's Kentucky, with a sort of Davy Crockett backwoods wisdom approach to politics and the law, which given the people of that time period was highly effective. But Will Rogers as Priest is no hanging judge in the Judge Roy Bean mould. He is a man with a heart of gold who thinks of others above himself. He is concerned that his young lawyer nephew will marry the wrong sort of girl, and does his very best to ensure he is hitched with the right sort, in the attractive Anita Louise. Much of the film centres around his mischievious activities, including one delightful scene where he mimics a conversation between himself and Fetchit to frighten off a would be suitor of Louise's. The humour is all of the whiter than driven white variety, that some modern viewers may struggle with. The film concludes with a very funny court room scene, where appropriate to a place of justice some important truths are revealed.

Yes the film does feel a bit dated at times and the picture is not of the highest quality, but then this is part of films character. It seems to give a highly authentic Kentucky period feel. Those from America's South may still want to sing along with some of the songs, which incidentally are very good. Hattie McDaniel has one lovely scene with Will Rogers that is worth the admission fee alone. Rogers himself grew on me more and more as the film progressed. The scenes where he talks to his dead wife in front of her photo and in the graveyard are genuinely moving. It is a pity that his death in a plane crash shortly after this film was made, robbed us of the opportunity to see him in further sound films. His real life friend Fetchit has some funny moments although his character does tend to grate a bit. He reprised the same character a few times, although I tend to remember him best in the Anthony Mann western "Bend in the River". Willie Best notably did a pretty good Stepin Fetchit impersonation in "High Sierra".

The film is based on the character created by Kentucky humorist Irvin S Cobb. John Ford manages to pick up the flavour of the book giving it a real Southern charm. He later remade the film in 1953 as "The Sun Shines Bright", which I cannot recall seeing. The film is sprinkled with old Confederate veteran characters like Ford's spittoon fixated brother Francis, a brother once more famous than him whom he kept regularly employed. The film almost had me whistling Dixie at the end. Whilst I don't consider the film to be a classic, it kept me entertained and I found it to be much better than I expected. Certainly worth watching.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Great film, lousy print ... 11 Feb 2011
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Although I thoroughly enjoyed this film, I'm sure I would have rated it four or five stars had the film not looked like a VHS copy of a VHS copy. Everything looked very fuzzy and grey. This made the film very hard to watch. Surely, someone, somewhere must have a decent print of this movie that could be tranferred to DVD?

So - I recommend this film highly, but I would seriously wait until someone issues a better copy ...
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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Reccomended with strong reservations 10 Aug 2008
Format:DVD
In a sleepy small town in Kentucky during the 1890s, an idiosyncratic judge (the Priest of the title, played by Will Rogers, in one of his last roles) defends the innocence of a taciturn man accused of assailing other town folk, by proving that he was a hero of the Confederacy during the Civil War. If you forget the blatant, unthinking racism of the movie (by the end, you have the dimwitted blacks of the town playing Dixie) and its saccharine sentimentality, this film is a good portrayal of the mores and traditions of the Scotch-Irish (or, if you prefer, the rednecks) that forms the backbone of America's personal character. Also, this movie also shows why Stepin Fetchit was such a controversial performer. Recommended with reservations.
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