The Miracle Man (1932)
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A gang of crooks evade the police by moving their operations to a small town. There the gang's leader, John Madison, encounters a faith healer and uses him to scam the gullible public of funds for a supposed chapel. But when a real healing takes place, a change comes over the gang.
- Date of release
- 1932-04-01
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Norman Z. McLeod
Casting
- Sylvia Sidney — Helen Smith aka Helen Vail
- Chester Morris — John 'Doc' Madison
- Robert Coogan — Bobbie Holmes
- John Wray — The Frog
- Ned Sparks — Harry Evans
- Hobart Bosworth — The Patriarch
- Lloyd Hughes — Robert Thornton
- Virginia Bruce — Margaret Thornton
- Boris Karloff — Nikko
- Irving Pichel — Henry Holmes
- Frank Darien — Hiram Higgins
- Florine McKinney — Betty Higgins
Interesting facts
The Miracle Man is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Norman Z. McLeod, starring Sylvia Sidney and Chester Morris, and featuring Boris Karloff. It is a remake of the 1919 film of the same name starring Lon Chaney. The film was originally supposed to star Tyrone Power Sr., as the Preacher/Patriarch, but he died before major filming got underway. His part was then completed by Hobart Bosworth.
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