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The Leather Saint (1956)
Directed by Alvin Ganzer
“The Story Of A Fighting Priest Who Leads A Double Life!”
Drama · 1h 26m
Episcopalian minister Gil Allen keeps up his college days interest in boxing by working out at a gym run by his friend, Tom Kelley but declines offers to fight in an actual staged bout, until he realizes he could use the prize money to purchase equipment for local polio victims. Keeping his real identity secret and hoping to step away after one big payday, Gil signs a contract to fight for greedy promoter Gus MacAuliffe.
Cast
Paul Douglas
Gus MacAuliffe
John Derek
Father Gil Allen
Jody Lawrance
Pearl Gorman
Cesar Romero
Tony Lorenzo
Ernest Truex
Father Ritchie
Richard Shannon
Tom Kelly
R
Ricky Vera
Pepito (as Ricky Vera)
Robert Cornthwaite
Dr. Lomas
Edith Evanson
Stella
L
Lou Nova
Tiger
Baynes Barron
Tony's Henchman
B
Babette Bain
Dolores (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Alvin Ganzer
- Screenplay
- Alvin Ganzer, Norman Retchin
- Director of Photography
- Haskell B. Boggs
- Editor
- Floyd Knudtson
- Producer
- Norman Retchin
Details
- Release date
- 1956-06-06
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Paramount Pictures