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.[1][2] It was remade as the sound film Alias the Deacon in 1940.
| Alias the Deacon | |
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| Directed by | Edward Sloman |
| Written by | Charles Kenyon Walter Anthony |
| Based on | Alias the Deacon by John B. Hymer and Leroy Clemens |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | Jean Hersholt June Marlowe Ralph Graves |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose Gilbert Warrenton |
| Edited by | Byron Robinson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels (2,093.67 meters) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- 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
editThis film was remade in 1940 starring Bob Burns, Mischa Auer, and Peggy Moran.
References
edit- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Alias the Deacon at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
External links
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