Synopsis

Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but finds out there is a different future for him when he receives a "calling" from God to be a minister. He leaves Scotland and goes to America where after a few small congregations he lands the position of pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. and eventually he becomes Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.

Main Cast

Richard Todd

The Rev. Peter Marshall

Age : 90 | Popularity : 29%

Jean Peters

Catherine Wood Marshall

Age : N/A | Popularity : 23%

Marjorie Rambeau

Miss Laura Fowler

Age : 80 | Popularity : 33%

Jill Esmond

Mrs. Findlay

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Les Tremayne

Senator Willis K. Harvey

Age : 90 | Popularity : 72%

Robert Burton

Mr. Peyton

Age : 67 | Popularity : 31%

Gladys Hurlbut

Mrs. Peyton

Age : 89 | Popularity : 17%

Richard Garrick

Colonel Evanston Whiting

Age : 83 | Popularity : 23%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Henry Koster
Writing	Screenplay	Eleanore Griffin
	Author	Catherine Marshall
Production	Producer	Samuel G. Engel
Camera	Director of Photography	Harold Lipstein
Editing	Editor	Robert L. Simpson
Art	Art Direction	Maurice Ransford Lyle R. Wheeler
	Set Decoration	Chester L. Bayhi Walter M. Scott
	Assistant Art Director	David Silver
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Renié Charles LeMaire
	Makeup Artist	Ben Nye
	Hairstylist	Helen Turpin
Sound	Sound Director	Warren B. Delaplain Bernard Freericks
	Original Music Composer	Alfred Newman
Crew	Special Effects	Ray Kellogg
Department	Role	Name

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