Alias the Deacon (1940)
IT'S A THREE RING RUCKUS!
A hillbilly deacon, who is actually a cardsharp in disguise, becomes involved in a small-town fight game.
- Date of release
- 1940-05-13
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Comedy, Adventure
- Director
- Christy Cabanne
Casting
- Bob Burns — Deke Caswell
- Mischa Auer — Andre
- Peggy Moran — Phyllis
- Dennis O'Keefe — Johnny Sloan
- Edward Brophy — Stuffy
- Thurston Hall — Jim Cunningham
- Spencer Charters — Sheriff Yates
- Jack Carson — Sullivan
- Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams — Bull Gumbatz
- Virginia Brissac — Elsie Clark
- Benny Bartlett — Willie Clark
- Mira McKinney — Mrs. Gregory
Interesting facts
Alias the Deacon is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Nat Perrin and Charles Grayson. It is based on the 1925 play The Deacon by John B. Hymer and LeRoy Clemens. The film stars Bob Burns, Mischa Auer, Peggy Moran, Dennis O'Keefe, Edward Brophy, Thurston Hall, Spencer Charters, Jack Carson and Guinn "Big Boy" Williams. The film was released on May 17, 1940, by Universal Pictures.
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