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Fighting Father Dunne

  • 1948
  • Approved
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
227
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Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
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In 1905, a crusading priest tries to help poor newsboys.In 1905, a crusading priest tries to help poor newsboys.In 1905, a crusading priest tries to help poor newsboys.

  • Director
    • Ted Tetzlaff
  • Writers
    • William Rankin
    • Martin Rackin
    • Frank Davis
  • Stars
    • Pat O'Brien
    • Darryl Hickman
    • Charles Kemper
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    227
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ted Tetzlaff
    • Writers
      • William Rankin
      • Martin Rackin
      • Frank Davis
    • Stars
      • Pat O'Brien
      • Darryl Hickman
      • Charles Kemper
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Pat O'Brien
    Pat O'Brien
    • Father Peter J. Dunne
    Darryl Hickman
    Darryl Hickman
    • Matt Davis
    Charles Kemper
    Charles Kemper
    • Emmett Mulvey
    Una O'Connor
    Una O'Connor
    • Miss O'Rourke
    Arthur Shields
    Arthur Shields
    • Mr. Michael O'Donnell
    Harry Shannon
    Harry Shannon
    • Thomas Lee, Lawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Steve Davis
    Anna Q. Nilsson
    Anna Q. Nilsson
    • Mrs. Olaf Knudson
    Donn Gift
    Donn Gift
    • Jimmy
    Myrna Dell
    Myrna Dell
    • Paula Hendricks
    Ruth Donnelly
    Ruth Donnelly
    • Kate Mulvey
    James Nolan
    James Nolan
    • Policeman Danny Briggs
    • (as Jim Nolan)
    Billy Cummings
    • Tony
    Billy Gray
    Billy Gray
    • Chip
    Eric Roberts
    Eric Roberts
    • Monk
    Gene Collins
    • Lefty
    Lester Matthews
    Lester Matthews
    • Archbishop John Joseph Glennon
    Griff Barnett
    Griff Barnett
    • Governor
    • Director
      • Ted Tetzlaff
    • Writers
      • William Rankin
      • Martin Rackin
      • Frank Davis
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    • Trivia
      This film's earliest documented telecasts took place in New York City Monday 12 March 1956 on WOR (Channel 9), in Los Angeles Tuesday 17 July 1956 on KHJ (Channel 9), and in Memphis Tuesday 23 October 1956 on WHBQ (Channel 13).
    • Connections
      Referenced in Let's Go to the Movies (1949)
    • Soundtracks
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      Written by R.P. Weston (as Robert P. Weston), Fred J. Barnes and Maurice Scott

      Performed by Myrna Dell, James Nolan, and cast

    User reviews5

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    5/10
    A minor melodrama with standard priest role for O'Brien...
    PAT O'BRIEN has all the Irish charm and blarney to play a priest who can fast talk his way out of any situation with consummate ease--and it's the sort of role he could have played in his sleep by the time he made FIGHTING FATHER DUNNE.

    The storyline sounds like a recap of BOY'S TOWN--without the extra punch supplied by an above ordinary script--so the film plugs along without much steam, folksy but predictable and full of stereotyped child actors playing newspaper boys. DARRYL HICKMAN is the most prominent among them but can't do too much with his role as the most troublesome one who can't be reformed by the good intentions of Father Dunne.

    It's a strictly minor entry in O'Brien's career which was starting to go on the skids in the late '40s and played the lower half of a double bill when released in 1948 without much notice from critics or the public.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 12, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fragua de hombres
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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