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The Mighty McGurk(1947)
Status: Released
Date: 1947-01-02
67%
8 Votes
Time: 1h 25m
Overview:
A retired prizefighter becomes the unlikely guardian of a young orphan boy recently arrived from England to New York's Bowery District.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: The Mighty McGurk
Top 10 Billed Cast
Wallace Beery
Roy 'Slag' McGurk
Dean Stockwell
Nipper
Edward Arnold
Mike Glenson
Aline MacMahon
Mamie Steeple
Cameron Mitchell
Johnny Burden
Dorothy Patrick
Caroline Glenson
Morris Ankrum
Fowles
Clinton Sundberg
Flexter
Tom Kennedy
Bruiser (uncredited)
Guy Stockwell
Kid
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Overview
A retired prizefighter becomes the unlikely guardian of a young orphan boy recently arrived from England to New York's Bowery District.
Release Date
1947-01-02
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