
The Mighty McGurk
Drama · Comedy · Adventure
Overview
A retired prizefighter becomes the unlikely guardian of a young orphan boy recently arrived from England to New York's Bowery District.
Top Cast


Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery
Roy 'Slag' McGurk
Wallace Beery
Roy 'Slag' McGurk


Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell
Nipper
Dean Stockwell
Nipper


Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold
Mike Glenson
Edward Arnold
Mike Glenson


Aline MacMahon
Aline MacMahon
Mamie Steeple
Aline MacMahon
Mamie Steeple


Cameron Mitchell
Cameron Mitchell
Johnny Burden
Cameron Mitchell
Johnny Burden


Dorothy Patrick
Dorothy Patrick
Caroline Glenson
Dorothy Patrick
Caroline Glenson


Morris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum
Fowles
Morris Ankrum
Fowles


Clinton Sundberg
Clinton Sundberg
Flexter
Clinton Sundberg
Flexter


Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy
Bruiser (uncredited)
Tom Kennedy
Bruiser (uncredited)


Guy Stockwell
Guy Stockwell
Kid
Guy Stockwell
Kid
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