''Saintly Sinners'' is a 1962 American
comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
film directed by
Jean Yarbrough
Jean Yarbrough (August 22, 1901 – August 2, 1975) was an American film director.
Biography
Jean Yarbrough was born in Marianna, Arkansas on August 22, 1901. He attended the University of the South located in Sewanee, Tennessee. In 1922 ...
and starring
Don Beddoe,
Ellen Corby
Ellen Hansen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She played the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton on the CBS television series ''The Waltons'', for which she won three Emmy Awards. She was also ...
,
Stanley Clements and
Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar (born Gabriel Paul Barrere; February 21, 1910 – August 30, 1985) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly half a century, he appeared in numerous films and television series.
Career
Bryar appeared in nearly 220 fil ...
.
["'Saintly Sinners,' a Comedy, Arrives" ''New York Times'' 29 Mar 1962: 28.]
Plot
Ex-con Joseph Braden has his car temporarily stolen by a pair of bank robbers who hide their loot in the vehicle's spare tire. After the car is repossessed, it's sold to the kindly Rev. Daniel Sheridan, who immediately sets out on a fishing trip.
Cast
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Don Beddoe as Father Dan Sheridan
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Ellen Corby
Ellen Hansen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She played the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton on the CBS television series ''The Waltons'', for which she won three Emmy Awards. She was also ...
as Mrs. McKenzie
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Stanley Clements as Slim
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Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar (born Gabriel Paul Barrere; February 21, 1910 – August 30, 1985) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly half a century, he appeared in numerous films and television series.
Career
Bryar appeared in nearly 220 fil ...
as Duke
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Addison Richards
Addison Whittaker Richards, Jr. (October 20, 1902 – March 22, 1964) was an American actor of film and television. Richards appeared in more than three hundred films between 1933 and his death.
Biography
A native of Zanesville, Ohio, Richa ...
as Monsignor Craig
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Ron Hagerthy as Joe Breaden
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Jacklyn O'Donnell
Jacklyn O'Donnell (born January 20, 1941) is a retired American actress who was active from 1956 until 1970. She had regular starring roles on two television series, and performed on stage and in films. From September 1961 on she used the name "Er ...
as Sue Braeden (as Erin O'Donnell)
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Clancy Cooper as Idaho Murphy
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William Fawcett as Horsefly Brown
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Earle Hodgins as Uncle Clete
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Norman Leavitt as Pittheus (as Norm Leavitt)
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Willis Bouchey as Police Chief Harrihan
See also
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List of American films of 1962
A list of American films released in 1962.
''Lawrence of Arabia'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Top-grossing films (U.S.)
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References
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1962 films
American black-and-white films
1962 comedy films
American comedy films
Films produced by Edward Small
1960s English-language films
Films directed by Jean Yarbrough
Films scored by Richard LaSalle
United Artists films
1960s American films
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