

Overview
In this gangster movie, a criminal king-pin and his gang hide out in his hometown where they witness a religious revival that inspires the man to begin billing himself as a "born-again" evangelist so he can cash in on the guilty consciences of local businessmen.
Top Cast

George Bancroft
William Waldo

Evelyn Venable
Myrtle Thornton

Wynne Gibson
'Babe' DeVoe

Marc Lawrence
'Blackie' White

John Gallaudet
'Happy'

George McKay
'Horseface'

William Burress
Thornton

Helen Lowell
Mrs.Abigail Thornton

Jack Rube Clifford
Thyrus Jamison

Garry Owen
Sy

Jonathan Hale
Alden Parker

Richard Carle
Regan Langdon aka 'Porky'
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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