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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Pat O'Brien | ... | Father Peter J. Dunne | |
| Darryl Hickman | ... | Matt Davis | |
| Charles Kemper | ... | Emmett Mulvey | |
| Una O'Connor | ... | Miss O'Rourke | |
| Arthur Shields | ... | Mr. Michael O'Donnell | |
| Harry Shannon | ... | Thomas Lee, Lawyer | |
| Joe Sawyer | ... | Steve Davis | |
| Anna Q. Nilsson | ... | Mrs. Olaf Knudson | |
| Donn Gift | ... | Jimmy | |
| Myrna Dell | ... | Paula Hendricks | |
| Ruth Donnelly | ... | Kate Mulvey | |
| James Nolan | ... | Policeman Danny Briggs (as Jim Nolan) | |
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Billy Cummings | ... | Tony |
| Billy Gray | ... | Chip | |
| Eric Roberts | ... | Monk | |
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St. Louis, 1905: Parish priest Father Dunne becomes aware of the plight of the city's newsboys, living on pennies and often homeless, and resolves to help them. Through inspired finagling and the gift of the blarney, he organizes a sort of "co-op" orphanage for increasing numbers of boys. Then he's faced with the tougher problem of stopping the escalating violence in inter-paper rivalry for "good corners"... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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The true story of Father Dunne of St. Louis, who promised his gang of roughneck kids a better deal...and led them into the hearts of fellow townsmen! (original poster) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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12 May 1948 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Domani saranno uomini See more »Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Written by Robert P. Weston, Fred J. Barnes, and Maurice Scott
Performed by Myrna Dell, James Nolan, and cast
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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). See more »Soundtracks
I've Got Rings On My FingersWritten by Robert P. Weston, Fred J. Barnes, and Maurice Scott
Performed by Myrna Dell, James Nolan, and cast
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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.