Alias the Deacon

Alias the Deacon

74 mins | Comedy, Adventure | May 13, 1940

A hillbilly deacon, who is actually a cardsharp in disguise, becomes involved in a small-town fight game.

Alias the Deacon

74 mins | Comedy, Adventure | May 13, 1940

Alias the Deacon
A hillbilly deacon, who is actually a cardsharp in disguise, becomes involved in a small-town fight game.
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Alias the Deacon
Directors Christy Cabanne
Writers Charles Grayson, Nat Perrin

Cast

Bob Burns

as Deke Caswell

Mischa Auer

as Andre

Peggy Moran

as Phyllis

Dennis O'Keefe

as Johnny Sloan

Edward Brophy

as Stuffy

Thurston Hall

as Jim Cunningham

Spencer Charters

as Sheriff Yates

Jack Carson

as Sullivan

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

as Bull Gumbatz

Virginia Brissac

as Elsie Clark

Benny Bartlett

as Willie Clark

Mira McKinney

as Mrs. Gregory

Janet Shaw

as Mildred Gregory