The Leather Saint
The Leather Saint
Release: 1956-06-06
·Runtime: 86m
Drama
Episcopalian minister Gil Allen keeps up his college days interest in boxing by working out at a gym run by his friend, Tom Kelley but declines offers to fight in an actual staged bout, until he realizes he could use the prize money to purchase equipment for local polio victims. Keeping his real identity secret and hoping to step away after one big payday, Gil signs a contract to fight for greedy promoter Gus MacAuliffe.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Estelle Etterre
as Nurse with Iron Lung (uncredited)
Paul Douglas
as Gus MacAuliffe
Richard Shannon
as Tom Kelly
Baynes Barron
as Tony's Henchman
John Derek
as Father Gil Allen
Ernest Truex
as Father Ritchie
Robert Cornthwaite
as Dr. Lomas
Edith Evanson
as Stella
Bill Baldwin
as Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Mary Benoit
as Nurse (uncredited)
Jody Lawrance
as Pearl Gorman
Cesar Romero
as Tony Lorenzo
