Preacherman

Preacherman

Lock Up Your Women...Hide Your Money and Booze...Preacherman is Coming to Town!

R 1971 · 87 min · ★ 5.2 · Drama, Comedy

Phony backwoods preacher Amos T. Huxley stays in a small North Carolina town long enough to fleece his congregation, swindle the profits from a moonshine still, and seduce dumb blonde Mary Lou. Mary Lou's ex-boyfriend becomes suspicious of the preacher and gets the local police to investigate his actions.

Directed by Albert T. Viola · Written by Albert T. Viola

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Albert T. Viola Amos Huxley
Ilene Kristen Mary Lou
Adam Hesse Clyde
Marian Brown Martha
Esty F. Davis Jr. Judd
W. Henry Smith Brother Henry
Colleen McGee The Lady in Red
Shiela Gibson Sister Bertha
Bill Simpson Sheriff Zero Bull
Garland Atkins Deputy Leon
J.G. Patterson Jr. Farley

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