Even the skilled handling of John Ford could do little to overcome the shortcomings in this story about a well-meaning southern judge, Winninger, whose honest attitudes and simple ways prove more powerful than the prejudice he is up against. Shortly before election time Winninger aids in
causes which could prove dangerous in the vote count against the Yankee carpetbagger who is after Winninger's post. He defends an innocent black youth against a lynch mob that accuses the boy of rape; then he provides for a prostitute who has fallen on hard times. These are just a few of the
numerous good deeds that Winninger accomplishes in the short span of the film which has him...
Released:
1953
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins