The Judge Steps Out (1949)
- Starring:
- Alexander Knox, Ann Sothern, (more)
- Director(s):
- Boris Ingster
Synopsis of The Judge Steps Out
The never-solved disappearance of Judge Crater in 1930 was the inspiration for RKO's The Judge Steps Out. Alexander Knox (who also co-scripted the film with director Boris Ingster) plays Bailey, a highly respected Boston magistrate who is fed up to the gills with his workload and his troublesome wife (Frieda Inescourt) and daughter (Martha Hyer). Thus, he decides to hit the road, eventually taking a job as a hash-slinger at a roadside diner. Here he is treated with compassion and understanding by his boss Peggy (Ann Sothern), who, unaware of Bailey's true identity, likes him for himself rather than his prestige. This offbeat comedy-drama manages to keep the audience guessing as to how things will turn out for everyone concerned. Filmed in 1947, The Judge Steps Out was withheld from American release for nearly two years; before making the rounds in the U.S., it was shown in Great Britain under the title Indian Summer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Judge Steps Out
- Alexander Knox - Judge Bailey
- George Tobias - Mike
- Florence Bates - Chita
- Myrna Dell - Mrs. Winthrop
- H.B. Warner - Chief Justice Haynes
- James Warren - John Struthers III
- Harry Hayden - Judge Davis
- Mary Gordon
- Paul Harvey
- Ann Sothern - Peggy
- Sharyn Moffett - Nan
- Frieda Inescort - Evelyn Bailey
- Ian Wolfe - Hector Brown
- Martha Hyer - Catherine Bailey
- Whitford Kane - Dr. Boyd
- Anita Bolster - Martha
- Douglas Wood
- Director(s):
- Boris Ingster
- Writer(s):
- Alexander Knox, Boris Ingster
- Producer(s):
- Michael Kraike
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