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Wikipedia article




'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.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/AliasTheDeacon1928.html 'Alias the Deacon' at silentera.com]'The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30' by The American Film Institute, c. 1971 It was remade as a sound film 'Alias the Deacon' in 1940.

Cast



* Jean Hersholt as George Caswell or The Deacon

* June Marlowe as Phyllis/Mrs. Nancy Blythe

* Ralph Graves as Jim Adams

* Myrtle Stedman as Mrs. Betsy Clark

* Lincoln Plumer as John Cunningham

* Ned Sparks as Slim Sullivan

* Tom Kennedy as Bull Moran

* Maurice Murphy as Willie Clark

* George Westas - George

* Wilson Benge as Minister

* Walter Brennan as Cashier at Cunningham's Rink

* Joseph W. Girard as Sheriff of Morton County

* Annabelle Magnus as Nancy as a Child

* George Periolat as Giuseppi Padroni aka Tony the Dip

Remake



This film was remade in 1940 starring Bob Burns, Mischa Auer, and Peggy Moran.

References




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