The Leather Saint

The Leather Saint (1956)

The Story Of A Fighting Priest Who Leads A Double Life!

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1956-06-06
  • Runtime: 1h 26min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Alvin Ganzer

Summary

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.

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  • Paul Douglas

    as Gus MacAuliffe
  • John Derek

    as Father Gil Allen
  • Jody Lawrance

    as Pearl Gorman
  • Cesar Romero

    as Tony Lorenzo
  • Ernest Truex

    as Father Ritchie
  • Richard Shannon

    as Tom Kelly
  • Ricky Vera

    as Pepito (as Ricky Vera)
  • Robert Cornthwaite

    as Dr. Lomas
  • Edith Evanson

    as Stella
  • Lou Nova

    as Tiger
  • Baynes Barron

    as Tony's Henchman
  • Babette Bain

    as Dolores (uncredited)
  • Bill Baldwin

    as Fight Announcer (uncredited)
  • Richard Bender

    as Boy (uncredited)
  • Mary Benoit

    as Nurse (uncredited)
  • Estelle Etterre

    as Nurse with Iron Lung (uncredited)
Directing Alvin Ganzer Director
Writing Alvin Ganzer Screenplay
Writing Norman Retchin Screenplay
Production Norman Retchin Producer
Camera Haskell B. Boggs Director of Photography
Editing Floyd Knudtson Editor
Art Henry Bumstead Art Direction
Art Hal Pereira Art Direction
Art Sam Comer Set Decoration
Art Frank R. McKelvy Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Edith Head Costume Design

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