The Leather Saint (1956)
The Leather Saint is an uneasy blend of religious drama and prizefight picture. John Derek stars as Father Gil Allen, an Episcopalian minister who relaxes on weekends by indulging in a few rounds of boxing. Allen hopes to use the prize money to finance a medical center for young polio victims, but he doesn't offer this information--nor does he reveal his true identity--to his hard-bitten, money-grubbing manager Gus MacAuliffe (Paul Douglas). When he's not duking it out in the ring, Allen works overtime to save a pretty young girl named Pearl (Jody Lawrance) from becoming a hopeless alcoholic. Mildly entertaining, The Leather Saint used to be an Easter-weekend perennial on certain Midwestern TV stations. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Paul Douglas, John Derek, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alvin Ganzer
Synopsis of The Leather Saint
The Leather Saint is an uneasy blend of religious drama and prizefight picture. John Derek stars as Father Gil Allen, an Episcopalian minister who relaxes on weekends by indulging in a few rounds of boxing. Allen hopes to use the prize money to finance a medical center for young polio victims, but he doesn't offer this information--nor does he reveal his true identity--to his hard-bitten, money-grubbing manager Gus MacAuliffe (Paul Douglas). When he's not duking it out in the ring, Allen works overtime to save a pretty young girl named Pearl (Jody Lawrance) from becoming a hopeless alcoholic. Mildly entertaining, The Leather Saint used to be an Easter-weekend perennial on certain Midwestern TV stations. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Leather Saint
- Paul Douglas - Gus MacAuliffe
- Jody Lawrance - Pearl Gorman
- Richard Shannon - Tom Kelly
- Thomas Brown Henry - Bishop Hardtke
- Bill Baldwin - Fight Announcer
- Mary Benoit - Nurse
- Courtland Shepard
- Raymond Winston
- Jan Bradley
- Cheryl Callaway
- Edith Evanson - Stella
- John Derek - Father Gil Allen
- Cesar Romero - Tony Lorenzo
- Ernest Truex - Father Ritchie
- Lou Nova - Tiger
- Baynes Barron - Henchman
- Estelle Etterre
- Larry Williams
- Bill Meader
- Ralph Montgomery
- Robert Cornthwaite - Dr. Lomas
- Director(s):
- Alvin Ganzer
- Writer(s):
- Alvin Ganzer, Norman Retchin
- Producer(s):
- Norman Retchin
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