Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)

Adventure Family

This Disney drama, originally broadcast as a three-part TV episode, tells the story of a vicar's double life. Outwardly, he is the model of upstanding citizenship and loyalty to an oppressive British government. But he is also a notorious smuggler who uses his ill-gotten gains to benefit his impoverished village.

Updated May 11 2020

Releases:

US -

1963-01-01

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FACTS

Runtime: 98 mins Rating: 7.6 Tag Line: A bold man lives a double life... by day, a country parson... by night, a phantom smuggler!

Cast

Patrick McGoohan

Frank

Geoffrey Keen

Robert Brown

Ben Creasy

David Buck

Gimli

Eric Pohlmann

Colbert

Percy Herbert

Farmer (deleted from US print)

Michael Hordern

Priest

Tony Britton

Stephen Burton