Judges in Hollywood Films

Law, Film, and the New Deal Era

There is much to be learned by thinking about 1930s debates on American jurisprudence and about Hollywood legal dramas in conjunction with one another.

Nov 13, 2024 •

The Sun Shines Bright (1953)

John Ford’s second Judge Priest film ruminates on the racial and gender order of postbellum Kentucky, and the place of law and justice within it.

Aug 15, 2024 •

A Family Affair (1937)

This drama championed the values of classical jurisprudence and traditional family life in face of the economic and social challenges of the 1930s.

Mar 15, 2024 •

Conservativism and Cinema in the 1930s

In the US and Portugal alike, films often conveyed a yearning for simplicity and stability amid that decade’s economic and political upheavals – though…

Sep 13, 2023 •

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