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The Mighty McGurk

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The Mighty McGurk

6.4

1h 25m

1947

Synopsis

A retired prizefighter becomes the unlikely guardian of a young orphan boy recently arrived from England to New York's Bowery District.

Director

John Waters

DramaComedyAdventureAction

boxerfistfightbeltorphanguardianfoundlingpawnshopsaloon brawlsalvation armyex-boxerthe boweryabandoned child

Cast & Crew

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

as Roy 'Slag' McGurk

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

as Nipper

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

as Mike Glenson

Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

as Mamie Steeple

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

as Johnny Burden

Dorothy Patrick

Dorothy Patrick

as Caroline Glenson

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

as Fowles

Clinton Sundberg

Clinton Sundberg

as Flexter

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

as Bruiser (uncredited)

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