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The Devil's Chaplain

The Devil's Chaplain

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The Devil's Chaplain

1929

1h 0m

9.0(1 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Escaping from a revolution, the King of a mythical Balkan country heads to the United States. Here he finds a friend in the form of dashing secret service agent Yorke Norray.

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7 featured cast members

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Cornelius Keefe

Cornelius Keefe

Yorke Norray

Virginia Brown Faire

Virginia Brown Faire

Princess Therese

Josef Swickard

Josef Swickard

The King

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Boris

Wheeler Oakman

Wheeler Oakman

Nicholay

Leland Carr

Ivan

George McIntosh

The Prince

Creative team

Directed by: Duke Worne
Written by: Arthur Hoerl
George Bronson Howard

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