By LILY TINOCO | Assistant Editor
The Will Rogers Ranch Foundation is bringing back its “Will Rogers for Modern Eyes” film series, beginning with a screening of the 1934 film “Judge Priest” on Thursday, October 17, at 6:30 p.m. at Bay Theater in Palisades Village.
“Of Will’s 20 ‘talkies,’ ‘Judge Priest’ was the second of his two films directed by a young John Ford, and even today ranks as Will’s third-highest on IMDB with 6.2/10 and a 80% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes,” according to event details. “As the hero of Irvin S. Cobb’s classic stories, the title character William ‘Billy’ Priest is a widowed judge … who uses common sense, a laid-back air and considerable humanity to dispense justice in a small town in 1890 Kentucky—and now faces his toughest case yet.”
Prior to the film, attendees are invited to a pre-panel discussion with film scholars to discuss movie making in the 1930s. Guests for the panel include recently retired executive VP archivist/librarian at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Randy Haberkamp, television writer Brianna Brown, and storyteller and award-winning playwright Dylan Brody. President of the Will Rogers Ranch Foundation Larry Nemecek will moderate the panel discussion.
Admission to the October 17 event—which takes place in the Bay Theater Screening Room—is free for students with ID and $10 for non-students.
“Tickets include the panel discussion, followed by [the] screening of ‘Judge Priest,’ and a free popcorn and soft drink,” according to event details. “Cocktails and additional concession items will be available for purchase. [There are] limited seats.”
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