The Hoodlum Saint

Plot Summary

A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's much more difficult to find work than he expected. Desperate, one day he crashes a wedding attended by many of the city's rich and powerful, meets a beautiful girl named Kay who turns out to be his ticket to meeting those rich and powerful people, and he soon manages to land a job on a newspaper. He gets caught up in the "make money at all costs" game but receives a rude awakening when the stock market crashes in 1929.

Top Cast

William Powell Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill

Esther Williams Kay Lorrison

Angela Lansbury Dusty Millard

James Gleason Snarp

Lewis Stone Father Nolan