Alias the Deacon (1927 film)

Alias the Deacon is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Jean Hersholt, June Marlowe, and Ralph Graves. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures. Based on a stage play of the same name, it was directed by Edward Sloman and is preserved at the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation. It was remade as the sound film Alias the Deacon in 1940.

Cast

 * Jean Hersholt as George Caswell or The Deacon
 * June Marlowe as Phyllis/Mrs. Nancy Blythe
 * Ralph Graves as Jim Adams
 * Myrtle Stedman as Mrs. Betsy Clark
 * Lincoln Plumer as John Cunningham
 * Ned Sparks as Slim Sullivan
 * Tom Kennedy as Bull Moran
 * Maurice Murphy as Willie Clark
 * George West as George
 * Wilson Benge as Minister
 * Walter Brennan as Cashier at Cunningham's Rink
 * Joseph W. Girard as Sheriff of Morton County
 * Annabelle Magnus as Nancy as a Child
 * George Periolat as Giuseppi Padroni aka Tony the Dip

Remake
This film was remade in 1940 starring Bob Burns, Mischa Auer, and Peggy Moran.