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Plot. Benny, Monk, and Matthew are three small-time crooks trying to escape a police dragnet in New York City. After hiding in a church and taking minister's suits and dog collars, they emerge, dressed as priests, and find shelter in an abandoned Bowery mission. When beat cops mistake them for real ministers sent to restore the soup kitchen ...
Regarding the previous comment about being unable to see St. Benny the Dip as a parody of Les Miserables, I, too, do not see a parody. I do see, however, an homage to Les Miserable. There is in both works the common theme of redemption.
St. Benny the Dip: Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. With Dick Haymes, Nina Foch, Roland Young, Lionel Stander. A gang of con artists disguise themselves as clerics in order to pull off a job, but soon find that even pretending to be religious people is having an effect on them.
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A gang of con artists disguise themselves as clerics in order to pull off a job, but soon find that even pretending to be religious people is having an effect on them.
Apr 6, 2013 · Benny (Dick Haymes), Monk (Lionel Stander) and Matthew (Roland Young) are three small-time crooks trying to escape a police dragnet in New York City. After h...
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St. Benny the Dip plot "The most hilarious mixture of Love, Laughter and Larceny you've ever seen on the screen!" After defrauding a rich man with cards, the three con men Matthew, Monk Williams and Benny escape the police by hiding in a cathedral.
