The Leather Saint

The Story Of A Fighting Priest Who Leads A Double Life!

Episcopalian minister Gil Allen keeps up his college days interest in boxing by working out at a gym run by his friend, Tom Kelley but declines offers to fight in an actual staged bout, until he realizes he could use the prize money to purchase equipment for local polio victims. Keeping his real identity secret and hoping to step away after one big payday, Gil signs a contract to fight for greedy promoter Gus MacAuliffe.

• Release date
• June 6, 1956
• Runtime
• 86 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Alvin Ganzer

Cast

Paul Douglas Gus MacAuliffe John Derek Father Gil Allen Jody Lawrance Pearl Gorman Cesar Romero Tony Lorenzo Ernest Truex Father Ritchie Richard Shannon Tom Kelly

R

Ricky Vera Pepito (as Ricky Vera) Robert Cornthwaite Dr. Lomas