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Director:

Henry King

Writers:

Corra Harris (novel)
Lamar Trotti (adaptation)
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Release Date:

17 February 1951 (USA) more

Plot:

The simple told story, based on Corra Harris' biographical book, of a Methodist minister, called to a north-Georgia mountain-community in 1910 who... more | add synopsis

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A wholesome but exciting and inspirational story of a circuit riding preacher. more (16 total)


Cast

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Susan Hayward ... Mary Elizabeth Eden Thompson
William Lundigan ... Rev. William Asbury Thompson

Rory Calhoun ... Jack Stark
Barbara Bates ... Jenny Brock

Gene Lockhart ... Jeff Brock
Lynn Bari ... Mrs. Billywith
Ruth Donnelly ... Glory White
Kathleen Lockhart ... Mrs. Brock
Alexander Knox ... Tom Salter
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Additional Details

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #14627) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:S | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Georgia, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

When the producers needed a vintage automobile for the film, they scouted in the shooting area and found Otis Mason in Westminster, South Carolina, who had restored a 1912 Overland to running condition that he had recovered from a barn. His vehicle was hired, and as no one else knew how to operate it, he appeared in the movie as the driver, with one line, "Yes, Ma'am." more

Soundtrack:

In the Good Old Summertime more


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A wholesome but exciting and inspirational story of a circuit riding preacher., 15 April 2001
Author: dugfowlr from Statesboro, Georgia

This movie was being filmed in the mountains of Cleveland, Georgia, at the time I had just finished high school in Atlanta, and one of my co-workers was from that town. I saw it as it was first released the following year, and enjoyed the beautiful mountain scenery as well as fine acting by Susan Hayward, who later married a Georgian and made her home in Carrollton. The author, Cora Harris, was married to a Methodist circuit riding pastor, and had a good understanding of the trials and triumphs of pastors. I would heartily recommend this film along with "A Man Called Peter" and "One Foot in Heaven" as among the best that Hollywood offered when it sought to inspire better behavior.

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