The Calling of Dan Matthews

The Calling of Dan Matthews

AMERICA'S ACE HERO...Turning the world upside down

1935 · 67 min · ★ 4.7 · Drama, Crime

Dan Matthews (Richard Arlen), a young parson, is in love with Hope Strong (Charlotte Wynters), the daughter of James B. Strong ('FRederick Burton'), a man who controls the town with his real estate and business interests. Strong is an upstanding citizen who has fallen into the hands of a clever racketeer, Jeff Hardy (Douglass Dumbrille), who acts as Strong's manager of some innocent-appearing amusement places that are really secret dens of vice.

Directed by Phil Rosen · Written by Daniel Jarrett

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