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.

Charles Winninger
as William Pittman Priest

Arleen Whelan
as Lucy Lee Lake

John Russell
as Ashby Corwin

Stepin Fetchit
as Jeff Poindexter

Russell Simpson
as Lewt Lake

Ludwig Stössel
as Herman Felsburg

Francis Ford
as Feeney

Paul Hurst
as Jimmy Bagby

Mitchell Lewis
as Andy Redcliffe

Grant Withers
as Buck Ramsey
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"Priest" (Charles Winninger) is a Kentucky judge who is coming up for re-election and it's going to be a tough challenge. The town is divided roughly along the lines of an old Civil war mentality, congenially enough amongst the white folks but still consigning the black population to their tradition...