Alias The Deacon (1927)
1h 10m
Running Time
June 20, 1927Release Date
Plot.
A hillbilly deacon, who is actually a cardsharp in disguise, becomes involved in a small-town fight game.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Details.
Wiki.
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.