"Nightborn" and Why We Need More Feminist Horror
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The Devil's Disciple (1959)
In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken for local minister Rev. Anthony Anderson and arrested by the British. Dick discovers himself incapable of accusing another human to suffer and continues to masquerade as the reverend.
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In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken for local minister Rev. Anthony Anderson and arrested by the British. Dick discovers himself incapable of accusing another human to suffer and continues to masquerade as the reverend.
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Genre:War, Comedy, History
Written By:John Dighton, Roland Kibbee
In Theaters:8/20/1959
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Runtime:82 minutes
Studio:Brynaprod S.A., Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions, Bryna Productions, United Artists
Cast
Guy Hamilton
Director
Burt Lancaster
Anthony Anderson
Kirk Douglas
Richard Dudgeon
Laurence Olivier
Gen. Burgoyne
Janette Scott
Judith Anderson
Eva Le Gallienne
Mrs. Dudgeon
Harry Andrews
Maj. Swindon
Basil Sydney
Lawyer Hawkins
George Rose
British Sergeant
Neil McCallum
Christie Dudgeon
Mervyn Johns
Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
David Horne
Uncle William
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