Drama ·Comedy ·Adventure ·Action · United States of America · 1947 · 1h 25m

The Mighty McGurk

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Director
John Waters
Cast
Wallace Beery as Roy 'Slag' McGurk Dean Stockwell as Nipper Edward Arnold as Mike Glenson Aline MacMahon as Mamie Steeple Cameron Mitchell as Johnny Burden Dorothy Patrick as Caroline Glenson
Crew
Harry Clork — Screenplay Grant Garett — Screenplay William R. Lipman — Screenplay
Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
boxerfistfightbeltorphanguardianfoundlingpawnshopsaloon brawlsalvation armyex-boxerthe boweryabandoned child
Key Collaborators
John Waters Director Harry Clork Screenplay Grant Garett Screenplay William R. Lipman Screenplay
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