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The Parson of Panamint

"For a woman like her...BOLD MEN BECAME BOLDER!"

As he looks over the dusty, deserted remains of the western "boom town" of Panamint, grizzled old prospector Chuckawalla Bill Redfield recalls the town's glory days. Looming large in Chuckawalla's reminiscences is the day that young and apparently mild-mannerd minister Philip Pharo rode into town. In his own gentle but forceful fashion, Pharo managed to bring the town's lawless element into line, mollify the local bluenoses, and win the heart of likeable dance-hall girl Mary Mallory.

Top Cast

  • Charles Ruggles

    Charles Ruggles

    Chuckawalla Bill Redfield

  • Ellen Drew

    Ellen Drew

    Mary Mallory

  • Phillip Terry

    Phillip Terry

    Rev. Philip Pharo

  • Joseph Schildkraut

    Joseph Schildkraut

    Bob Deming

  • Porter Hall

    Porter Hall

    Jonathan Randall

  • Henry Kolker

    Henry Kolker

    Judge Arnold Mason

  • Janet Beecher

    Janet Beecher

    Mrs. Tweedy

  • Clem Bevans

    Clem Bevans

    Crabapple Jones

  • Douglas Fowley

    Douglas Fowley

    Chappie Ellerton

Overview

As he looks over the dusty, deserted remains of the western "boom town" of Panamint, grizzled old prospector Chuckawalla Bill Redfield recalls the town's glory days. Looming large in Chuckawalla's reminiscences is the day that young and apparently mild-mannerd minister Philip Pharo rode into town. In his own gentle but forceful fashion, Pharo managed to bring the town's lawless element into line, mollify the local bluenoses, and win the heart of likeable dance-hall girl Mary Mallory.

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