Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

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Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

"The First Picture Ever Done in "Rhythmic Dialogue!""

1933

1h 22m

7.6(10 votes)

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Romance

Overview

A New York tramp falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt.

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10 featured cast members

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Al Jolson

Bumper

Madge Evans

June Marcher

Frank Morgan

Mayor John Hastings

Harry Langdon

Egghead

Chester Conklin

Sunday

Tyler Brooke

Mayor's Secretary

Tammany Young

Orlando

Bert Roach

John

Edgar Connor

Acorn

Dorothea Wolbert

Apple Mary

Creative team

Directed by: Lewis Milestone
Written by: S. N. Behrman
Ben Hecht

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