The Miracle Man

The Miracle Man

80 mins | Drama | Aug. 26, 1919

A gang of crooks evade the police by moving their operations to a small town. There the gang's leader encounters a faith healer and uses him to scam gullible public of funds for a supposed chapel. But when a real healing takes place, a change comes over the gang. Lost film, only the most famous scene has survived.

The Miracle Man

80 mins | Drama | Aug. 26, 1919

The Miracle Man
A gang of crooks evade the police by moving their operations to a small town. There the gang's leader encounters a faith healer and uses him to scam gullible public of funds for a supposed chapel. But when a real healing takes place, a change comes over the gang. Lost film, only the most famous scene has survived.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Paramount, Mayflower Photoplay Company
Original title The Miracle Man
Directors George Loane Tucker
Writers Frank L. Packard, Robert Hobart Davis

Cast

Lon Chaney

as The Frog

Betty Compson

as Rose

Joseph J. Dowling

as The patriarch

J.M. Dumont

as The dope

Elinor Fair

as Claire King

Thomas Meighan

as Tom Burke

F.A. Turner

as Mr. Higgins

Lucille Hutton

as Ruth Higgins