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RKO Radio Pictures presents

Fighting Father Dunne

directed by Ted Tetzlaff

“This is His Real-Life Story”

19481h 33mNRCrime

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RKO Radio Pictures presents

Fighting Father Dunne

directed by Ted Tetzlaff

“This is His Real-Life Story”

19481h 33mNRCrime

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§ Synopsis

Crime · Drama

A dedicated priest tries to reform a group of homeless boys in turn-of-the-century St. Louis.

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Pat O'Brien

as Father Peter J. Dunne

Darryl Hickman

Charles Kemper

as Emmett Mulvey

Una O'Connor

as Miss O'Rourke

Ruth Donnelly

Arthur Shields

as Michael O'Donnell

Harry Shannon

Joe Sawyer

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