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.[1][2] It was remade as the sound film Alias the Deacon in 1940.

Alias the Deacon
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Directed byEdward Sloman
Written byCharles Kenyon
Walter Anthony
Based onAlias the Deacon
by John B. Hymer and Leroy Clemens
Produced byCarl Laemmle
StarringJean Hersholt
June Marlowe
Ralph Graves
CinematographyJackson Rose
Gilbert Warrenton
Edited byByron Robinson
Production
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Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 20, 1927 (1927-06-20) (New York City)
Running time
7 reels (2,093.67 meters)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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Remake

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

References

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  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Alias the Deacon at silentera.com
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
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