The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out

91 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 15, 1947

A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.

The Judge Steps Out

91 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 15, 1947

The Judge Steps Out
A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title The Judge Steps Out
Directors Boris Ingster
Writers Boris Ingster, Alexander Knox

Cast

Alexander Knox

as Judge Thomas Bailey

Ann Sothern

as Peggy

George Tobias

as Mike

Florence Bates

as Chita

Frieda Inescort

as Evelyn Bailey

Myrna Dell

as Mrs. Joan Winthrop

Ian Wolfe

as Hector Brown

H.B. Warner

as Chief Justice Hayes

Martha Hyer

as Catherine Bailey Struthers III

James Warren

as John Struthers III

Whitford Kane

as Dr. Charles P. Boyd

Harry Hayden

as Judge Davis

Robert Bray

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Lillian Bronson

as Harriett (uncredited)

Ivan Browning

as Dining Car Steward (uncredited)

Paul Bryar

as Dining Truck Driver (uncredited)

Boyd Cabeen

as Sailor (uncredited)

George M. Carleton

as Evelyn's Attorney (uncredited)

George Chandler

as Train Station Agent (uncredited)

Robert Clarke

as Reporter (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

as Restaurant Waiter (uncredited)

James Conaty

as Lawyer (uncredited)

Ellen Corby

as Mother at Party (uncredited)

Grahame Covert

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

William B. Davidson

as Colonel Bright (uncredited)

Boyd Davis

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Gail Davis

as Young Mother with Baby Carriage (uncredited)

Earle S. Dewey

as Judge (uncredited)

Phil Dunham

as Man (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Ben Erway

as Holmby (uncredited)

Paul Everton

as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)

Tom Fadden

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Carl Faulkner

as Deputy (uncredited)

Charles Flynn

as "Swede" Swenson (uncredited)

Mary Forbes

as Margaret (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

as Attorney (uncredited)

Mary Gordon

as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)

Billy Gray

as Boy at Birthday Party (uncredited)

John Hamilton

as Diner on Train (uncredited)

Harry Harvey

as Mr. Parker (uncredited)

Paul Harvey

as John Struthers II (uncredited)

Russell Hicks

as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)

Leza Lidow

as Maid (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Diner on Train (uncredited)

Elmer Jerome

as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)

Edward Keane

as Judge (uncredited)

Tom Keene

as Mrs. Winthrop's Attorney (uncredited)

Tom Kennedy

as Jack (Court Receptionist) (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

as Photographer with Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Lee

as Jack (State Trooper) (uncredited)

Ruth Lee

as Welfare Worker (uncredited)

Carol Leeds

as Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Babe London

as Mother at Party (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Norman Mayes

as Red Cap Porter (uncredited)

George Meader

as Man on Train (uncredited)

Charles Miller

as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Peggy Miller

as Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited)

Sidney Miller

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Gregory Moffett

as Boy at Birthday Party (uncredited)

Mary Newton

as Emily (uncredited)

Fred Nurney

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell

as Dining Car Steward (uncredited)

Milton Parsons

as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)

Jason Robards Sr.

as Police Officer Maloney (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Mickey Simpson

as Dining Truck Driver (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Ray Toone

as Reporter (uncredited)

Elena Warren

as Charwoman (uncredited)

Joan Wells

as Shirley (uncredited)

Douglas Wood

as Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited)