Alias the Deacon (1927 film)

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. 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

External links

• Lobby poster