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The Hoodlum Saint

The Hoodlum Saint (1946)

1h 31m | PG-13

⭐ 5.2 / 10

A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's much more difficult to find work than he expected. Desperate, one day he crashes a wedding attended by many of the city's rich and powerful, meets a beautiful girl named Kay who turns out to be his ticket to meeting those rich and powerful people, and he soon manages to land a job on a newspaper. He gets caught up in the "make money at all costs" game but receives a rude awakening when the stock market crashes in 1929.

Director: Norman Taurog

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Drama, Music

Video: 720p

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Cast

William Powell

William Powell

as Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill

Esther Williams

Esther Williams

as Kay Lorrison

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

as Dusty Millard

James Gleason

James Gleason

as Snarp

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

as Father Nolan

Rags Ragland

Rags Ragland

as Fishface