Half a Sinner (1934 film)

Half a Sinner
Directed by	Kurt Neumann
Written by	LeRoy Clemens (play) John B. Hymer (play) Clarence Marks Earle Snell
Produced by	Edmund Grainger Carl Laemmle Jr.
Starring	Sally Blane Joel McCrea Berton Churchill
Cinematography	George Robinson
Edited by	Philip Cahn
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 1, 1934 (1934-06-01)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Half a Sinner is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Sally Blane, Joel McCrea and Berton Churchill.[1] It was based on the play Alias the Deacon, which was also the basis of 1927 and 1940 films.

Plot

A con man poses as a hillbilly preacher.

Main cast

• Sally Blane as Phyllis
• Joel McCrea as John Adams
• Berton Churchill as Deacon Caswell
• Alexandra Carlisle as Mrs. Mary Clarke
• Gay Seabrook as Louella
• Mickey Rooney as Willie Clark
• Spencer Charters as Noel Cunningham
• Russell Hopton as 'Slim' Sullivan
• Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as 'Bull' Moran
• Teresa Maxwell-Conover as Mrs. Gregory
• Reginald Barlow as Sheriff John King
• Bert Roach as Rumplemeyer
• Walter Brennan as Radio Announcer

References

1. Dick p. 91

Bibliography

• Dick, Bernard F. City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky, 2015.

External links

• Half a Sinner at IMDb