Judge Steps Out (1949)
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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… More 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
- Directed By
- Boris Ingster
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
Unrated,
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Cast
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Alexander Knox
as Judge Bailey
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Ann Sothern
as Peggy
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George Tobias
as Mike
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Sharyn Moffett
as Nan
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Florence Bates
as Chita
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Frieda Inescort
as Evelyn Bailey
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Myrna Dell
as Mrs. Winthrop
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Ian Wolfe
as Hector Brown
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H.B. Warner
as Chief Justice Haynes
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Martha Hyer
as Catherine Bailey
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James Warren
as John Struthers III
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Whitford Kane
as Dr. Boyd
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Harry Hayden
as Judge Davis
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Anita Bolster
as Martha
- Mary Gordon
- Paul Harvey
- Douglas Wood
