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Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)

A bold man lives a double life... by day, a country parson... by night, a phantom smuggler!

  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Family

English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.

Rating
6.9 / 10 (18 votes)
Release date
December 6, 1963
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
English
Director
James Neilson
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Patrick McGoohanDr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow
  • George ColeMr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
  • Tony BrittonSimon Bates
  • Michael HordernSquire Thomas Banks
  • Geoffrey KeenGeneral Pugh
  • Kay WalshMrs. Waggett
  • Eric PohlmannKing George III
  • Patrick WymarkJoseph Ransley
  • Alan DobieMr. Frank Fragg - Prosecutor
  • Sean ScullyJohn Banks / The Curlew
  • Eric FlynnLt. Philip Brackenbury
  • David BuckHarry Banks

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