Dick Haymes
Benny
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Synopsis
Three petty criminals escape the police by dressing as clergymen and taking shelter in an abandoned Bowery mission. Their disguise works so well that neighbours expect them to reopen its charitable services. Collecting donations creates a fresh opportunity for theft, but sustaining the deception begins to change their relationship with the people they intend to exploit.
Cast
DirectorsEdgar G. Ulmer
Historical context
Edgar G. Ulmer brought this story of impostors and unexpected responsibility to the screen with singer Dick Haymes, Lionel Stander and Roland Young. Its combination of music, street comedy and moral reform gives the Bowery setting a lighter treatment than Ulmer's better-known crime dramas.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Dick Haymes — CBS Television · Public domain
- Nina Foch — Columbia Pictures · Public domain
- Roland Young — Trailer screenshot · Public domain
