The Twinkle In God's Eye

The Twinkle In God's Eye

Mickey Rooney in a New Kind of Role

1955 · 73 min · ★ 7.5 · Western, Comedy

A reverend goes West to a town where the Indians killed his priest-father and burned his church but the local townsfolk are keener about cash than religion.

Directed by George Blair · Written by P.J. Wolfson

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