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The Sun Shines Bright is a 1953 American comedy-drama Western film directed by John Ford, based on material taken from a series of Irvin S. Cobb "Judge Priest" short stories featured in The Saturday Evening Post in the 1910s, specifically "The Sun Shines Bright", "The Mob from Massac", and "The Lord Provides".
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In Hollywood, second chances are a rare and precious commodity. Yet, for John Ford – an esteemed director with an impressive filmography – such opportunities were not entirely out of reach. One of his personal favourites, the 1934 period comedy *Judge Priest*, despite being commercially successful in its time, is now comparatively obscure when compared to his iconic westerns from later periods. Unhappy with the orig…More
