

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
DirectorJames Neilson
“A bold man lives a double life... by day, a country parson... by night, a phantom smuggler!”
English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.
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Trailer
Treasure Island & Dr. Syn, Alias The Scarecrow (Trailer for TV, 1975)
Cast

Patrick McGoohan
Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow

George Cole
Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite

Tony Britton
Simon Bates

Michael Hordern
Squire Thomas Banks

Geoffrey Keen
General Pugh

Kay Walsh
Mrs. Waggett

Eric Pohlmann
King George III

Patrick Wymark
Joseph Ransley

Alan Dobie
Mr. Frank Fragg - Prosecutor

Sean Scully
John Banks / The Curlew

Eric Flynn
Lt. Philip Brackenbury

David Buck
Harry Banks
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