Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
1h 33m
Running Time
May 12, 1948Release Date
Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
1h 33m
Running Time
May 12, 1948Release Date
Plot.
A dedicated priest tries to reform a group of homeless boys in turn-of-the-century St. Louis.
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Cast & Crew.
Pat O’Brien
Father Peter J. Dunne
Darryl Hickman
Matt Davis
Charles Kemper
Emmett Mulvey
Ruth Donnelly
Kate Mulvey
Una O'Connor
Miss O'Rourke
Arthur Shields
Michael O'Donnell
Ted Tetzlaff
Director
Harry Shannon
Thomas Lee
William Rankin
Writer
Joe Sawyer
Steve Davis
Martin Rackin
Writer
Anna Q. Nilsson
Mrs. Olaf Knudson
Frank Davis
Writer
Billy Gray
Chip
Roy Webb
Composer
Myrna Dell
Paula Hendricks
Media.
Details.
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Fighting Father Dunne is a 1948 American biographical film about the life of Father Peter Dunne, and the creation of his News Boys Home in St. Louis, Missouri. Directed by Ted Tetzlaff, the screenplay was written by Martin Rackin and Frank Davis, based on an original story by William Rankin. The film stars Pat O'Brien as Fr. Dunne, along with Darryl Hickman, Charles Kemper, Una O'Connor, Arthur Shields, Harry Shannon, Joe Sawyer, Myrna Dell, and Ruth Donnelly.