The Mighty McGurk

The Mighty McGurk

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1947-01-02
Duration:85 min
Director:John Waters
Actors:Wallace Beery, Dean Stockwell, Edward Arnold, Aline MacMahon, Cameron Mitchell
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

A retired prizefighter becomes the unlikely guardian of a young orphan boy recently arrived from England to New York's Bowery District.

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