The Barefoot Mailman(1951)
Meet Sylvanus! Con man... Gun man... Ladies man!
Sylvanus Hurley is a swindler who's been swindled: he's been given a deed to a large plot of mangrove swamp in the out-of-the-way community. So he decides to con the locals, some of whom are not as honest as he....
Movie: The Barefoot Mailman
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sylvanus Hurley
Adie Titus
Theron
Steven Pierton
Dan Paget - Miami Mayor / Postmaster
Ben Titus
Oat McCarty
Piggot
Miss Della (uncredited)
Townsman at Dance (uncredited)
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