The Parson of Panamint

The Parson of Panamint

84 mins | Western | July 25, 1941

As he looks over the dusty, deserted remains of the western "boom town" of Panamint, grizzled old prospector Chuckawalla Bill Redfield (Ruggles) recalls the town's glory days. Looming large in Chuckawalla's reminiscences is the day that young and apparently mild-mannerd minister Philip Pharo (Phillip Terry) rode into town. In his own gentle but forceful fashion, Pharo managed to bring the town's lawless element into line, mollify the local bluenoses, and win the heart of likeable dance-hall girl Mary Mallory (Ellen Drew).

The Parson of Panamint

84 mins | Western | July 25, 1941

The Parson of Panamint
As he looks over the dusty, deserted remains of the western "boom town" of Panamint, grizzled old prospector Chuckawalla Bill Redfield (Ruggles) recalls the town's glory days. Looming large in Chuckawalla's reminiscences is the day that young and apparently mild-mannerd minister Philip Pharo (Phillip Terry) rode into town. In his own gentle but forceful fashion, Pharo managed to bring the town's lawless element into line, mollify the local bluenoses, and win the heart of likeable dance-hall girl Mary Mallory (Ellen Drew).
Producers Paramount
Original title The Parson of Panamint
Directors William C. McGann
Writers Peter B. Kyne, Harold Shumate, Adrian Scott

Cast

Charles Ruggles

as Chuckawalla Bill Redfield

Ellen Drew

as Mary Mallory

Phillip Terry

as Rev. Philip Pharo

Joseph Schildkraut

as Bob Deming

Porter Hall

as Jonathan Randall

Henry Kolker

as Judge Arnold Mason

Janet Beecher

as Mrs. Tweedy

Clem Bevans

as Crabapple Jones

Douglas Fowley

as Chappie Ellerton

Paul Hurst

as Jake Waldren

Frank Puglia

as Joaquin Fuentes

Minor Watson

as Sheriff Nickerson

Harry Hayden

as Timothy Hadley

Russell Hicks

as Prosecuting Attorney