Alias the Deacon (1927 film)

1927 film

  • June 20, 1927 (1927-06-20) (New York City)
Running time
7 reels (2,093.67 meters)CountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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.[1][2] It was remade as the 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 West as 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

  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Alias the Deacon at silentera.com
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
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