The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
Overview
A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's much more difficult to find work than he expected. Desperate, one day he crashes a wedding attended by many of the city's rich and powerful, meets a beautiful girl named Kay who turns out to be his ticket to meeting those rich and powerful people, and he soon manages to land a job on a newspaper. He gets caught up in the "make money at all costs" game but receives a rude awakening when the stock market crashes in 1929.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.965 |
Directed By
Norman Taurog
Crew
Cliff Reid
Ferris Webster
Harry McAfee
Jack Dawn
Ray June
Horace Hough
Warren Newcombe
Irene
Cedric Gibbons
Fred Valles
Douglas Shearer
Edwin B. Willis
Nathaniel Shilkret
James Hill
Frank Wead
Norman Taurog
Ray June
TOP CAST
William Powell
Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill
Esther Williams
Kay Lorrison
Angela Lansbury
Dusty Millard
James Gleason
Snarp
Lewis Stone
Father Nolan
Rags Ragland
Fishface
Frank McHugh
Three Finger
Slim Summerville
Eel
Roman Bohnen
Father O'Doul
Charles Arnt
Cy Nolan - O'Neill's Secretary
Louis Jean Heydt
Mike Flaherty
Charles Trowbridge
Uncle Joe Lorrison
Henry O'Neill
Lewis J. Malbery
William Phillips
Dave Fernby
Matt Moore
Father Duffy
Trevor Bardette
Rabbi Meyerberg
Addison Richards
Reverend Miller
Tom Dugan
Buggsy
Emma Dunn
Maggie
Mary Gordon
Trina
Charles D. Brown
Ed Collner - Chronicle Reporter
Stanley Andrews
Chronicle Publisher (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Cop Arresting Fishface (uncredited)
Hobart Cavanaugh
Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Jailer (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
Cop (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Mug (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
J. Cornwall Travers (uncredited)
Dwayne Hickman
Johnny Ryan (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
Marty Martindale (uncredited)
Gladden James
Doctor in Marathon (uncredited)
Frank Jenks
Dance Contest M.C. (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane
Doctor Treating O'Neill (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Dance Contestant #1, Mamie's Partner (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Reporter (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Bartender (uncredited)
Rhea Mitchell
Reporter (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Rich Man (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Wedding Brunch (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Frank Orth
Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Mug (uncredited)
Will Wright
Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
John George
Mug (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch
Minor Role (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Minor Role (uncredited)
Gordon Dumont
Reporter (uncredited)
William A. Boardway
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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