An orphaned man recalls his upbringing with his aunt and her husband, the parson, in a small Western town during the Reconstruction.
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
small town
based on novel or book
narration
pastor
contagion spread
last will and testament
racism
orphan
nephew
lynch mob
science vs religion
post civil war
typhoid
19th century
traditional medicine
small southern town
small town doctor
a decent man
small town america
community life
faith and religion
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Cast
Joel McCrea
Josiah Doziah Gray
Ellen Drew
Harriet Gray
Dean Stockwell
John Kenyon
Alan Hale
Jed Isbell
Lewis Stone
Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.
James Mitchell
Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Jr.
Amanda Blake
Faith Radmore Samuels
Juano Hernández
Uncle Famous Prill
Charles Kemper
Prof. Sam Houston Jones
Connie Gilchrist
Sarah Isbell
Ed Begley
Lon Backett
Jack Lambert
Perry Lokey
Crew
Jacques Tourneur
Director
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Alexander Courage
Orchestrator
Popular Reviews
5 reviews
Stockton DavisPRO
7.0★ · 05/16/26
A beautiful Christian film. I loved the theme that the film had that it is a hope beyond us that we need. Hope in the faith of the God. And this film did a great job displaying that theme. One of the best scene where it did that is when Dr. Harris who was the character foil of Pastor Josiah Grey asked Pastor Grey for his help. This film had many beautiful moments and lines. But my favorite was when Pastor Grey read the “Will of God”. That scene was saw beautiful and it showed how words and the power of God can change even the worst of people like KKK members. The main issue with this film is it started out extremely slow and it felt like there were many scenes in the first half that were not needed and unnecessary. Second half of the film was extremely powerful but the first half was weak. Overall a good film. Would highly recommend.
A beautiful Christian film. I loved the theme that the film had that it is a hope beyond us that we need. Hope in the faith of the God. And this film did a great job displaying that theme. One of the best scene where it did that is when Dr. Harris who was the character foil of Pastor Josiah Grey asked Pastor Grey for his help. This film had many beautiful moments and lines. But my favorite was when Pastor Grey read the “Will of God”. That scene was saw beautiful and it showed how words and the power of God can change even the worst of people like KKK members. The main issue with this film is it started out extremely slow and it felt like there were many scenes in the first half that were not needed and unnecessary. Second half of the film was extremely powerful but the first half was weak. Overall a good film. Would highly recommend.
