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Alias The Deacon

1940, Movie, NR, 74 mins

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Offbeat humorous story, a remake of Universal's 1927 silent version, has Burns discovered in the back of a truck which is also hauling hitchhiker Peggy Moran. Both are dumped in a small town where Burns's sanctimonious manner convinces one and all he is a wandering church deacon when all the while he is a professional gambler. His brief romancing of Moran is weak but one poker game in particular is extremely well done. Most of the funny stuff is slapstick performed hit-and-m... read more leave a comment
Year: 1940
Rated NR

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Cast
Bob "Bazooka" Burns: Deke Caswell
Mischa Auer: Andre
Peggy Moran: Phyllis
Dennis O'Keefe: Johnny Sloan
Edward Brophy: Stuffy
Thurston Hall: Jim Cunningham

 

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