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The Mighty McGurk
The Mighty McGurk

The Mighty McGurk

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DramaComedyAdventureAction

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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

02 January 1947

Country

United States of America

Cast

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Roy 'Slag' McGurk

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Nipper

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

Mike Glenson

Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Mamie Steeple

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

Johnny Burden

Dorothy Patrick

Dorothy Patrick

Caroline Glenson

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Fowles

Clinton Sundberg

Clinton Sundberg

Flexter

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Bruiser (uncredited)

Guy Stockwell

Guy Stockwell

Kid

Aubrey Mather

Aubrey Mather

Milbane

Charles Judels

Charles Judels

First Brewer

Torben Meyer

Torben Meyer

Second Brewer

Ruth Brady

Ruth Brady

Singer (uncredited)

Al Bridge

Al Bridge

Toothless Derelict (uncredited)

Joe Devlin

Joe Devlin

Dog Man (uncredited)

Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Martin (uncredited)

Al Ferguson

Al Ferguson

Heckler (uncredited)

Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake

Milton Parsons

Milton Parsons

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