Alias The Deacon (1927)
A hillbilly deacon, who is actually a cardsharp in disguise, becomes involved in a small-town fight game.
- Date of release
- 1927-06-20
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Edward Sloman
Casting
- Jean Hersholt — George Caswell or The Deacon
- June Marlowe — Phyllis/Mrs. Nancy Blythe
- Ralph Graves — Jim Adams
- Myrtle Stedman — Mrs. Betsy Clark
- Lincoln Plumer — John Cunningham
- Ned Sparks — Slim Sullivan
- Tom Kennedy — Bull Moran
- Walter Brennan — Cashier at Cunningham's Rink
Interesting facts
Alias the Deacon is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Jean Hersholt, June Marlowe, and Ralph Graves. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures. Based on a stage play of the same name, it was directed by Edward Sloman and is preserved at the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation. It was remade as the sound film Alias the Deacon in 1940.
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