The Mighty McGurk

The Mighty McGurk

85 mins | Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure | Jan. 2, 1947

A retired prizefighter becomes the unlikely guardian of a young orphan recently arrived in the United States. Director John Waters' 1946 period comedy, set in New York's Bowery, stars Wallace Beery, Dean Stockwell, Aline MacMahon, Edward Arnold, Cameron Mitchell, Dorothy Patrick, Aubrey Mather, Clinton Sundberg, Milton Parsons, Morris Ankrum and Oliver Blake.

The Mighty McGurk

85 mins | Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure | Jan. 2, 1947

The Mighty McGurk
A retired prizefighter becomes the unlikely guardian of a young orphan recently arrived in the United States. Director John Waters' 1946 period comedy, set in New York's Bowery, stars Wallace Beery, Dean Stockwell, Aline MacMahon, Edward Arnold, Cameron Mitchell, Dorothy Patrick, Aubrey Mather, Clinton Sundberg, Milton Parsons, Morris Ankrum and Oliver Blake.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The Mighty McGurk
Directors John Waters
Writers William R. Lipman, Harry Clork, Grant Garett

Cast

Wallace Beery

as Roy 'Slag' McGurk

Dean Stockwell

as Nipper

Edward Arnold

as Mike Glenson

Aline MacMahon

as Mamie Steeple

Cameron Mitchell

as Johnny Burden

Dorothy Patrick

as Caroline Glenson

Morris Ankrum

as Fowles

Clinton Sundberg

as Flexter

Tom Kennedy

as Bruiser

Guy Stockwell

as Kid

Aubrey Mather

as Milbane

Charles Judels

as First Brewer

Torben Meyer

as Second Brewer

Ruth Brady

as Singer (uncredited)