Father Francis Chisholm is an aging cleric who is about to be forced into retirement. Though he has apparently accomplished little during his career, flashbacks reveal his enormous impact on those who knew him. As a young man, Chisholm accepts the daunting challenge of running a mission in rural China. Indeed, when he arrives he finds he has no church and no congregation. But over the years his honesty, generosity and courage win the villagers' respect, and slowly his mission prospers.
Directed by
John M. Stahl
Written by
A.J. Cronin (novel); Joseph L. Mankiewicz (screenplay); Nunnally Johnson (screenplay).
Starring
Gregory Peck (Father Francis Chisholm); Thomas Mitchell (Willie Tulloch); Vincent Price (Angus Mealey); Rose Stradner (Reverend Mother Maria-Veronica (as Rosa Stradner)); Roddy McDowall (Francis Chisholm, as a boy); Edmund Gwenn (Father Hamish MacNabb); Cedric Hardwicke (Monsignor at Tweedside (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)); Peggy Ann Garner (Nora, as a girl); Jane Ball (Nora, as an adult); James Gleason (Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske); Anne Revere (Agnes Fiske); Ruth Nelson (Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' mother); Benson Fong (Joseph); Leonard Strong (Mr. Chia); Philip Ahn (Mr. Pao, envoy for Mr. Chia). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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