A Man Called Peter
“The True Story of How One Man's Faith Uplifted a Nation”
1955•G•1h 59m•6.6•Released
DramaFamily
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.
Director
Henry Koster
Writer
Eleanore Griffin
Languages
English
Studio
Cinescope Productions
Cast
Richard Todd
The Rev. Peter Marshall
Jean Peters
Catherine Wood Marshall
Marjorie Rambeau
Miss Laura Fowler
Jill Esmond
Mrs. Findlay
Les Tremayne
Senator Willis K. Harvey
Robert Burton
Mr. Peyton
Gladys Hurlbut
Mrs. Peyton
Richard Garrick
Colonel Evanston Whiting
Gloria Gordon
Barbara
Billy Chapin
Peter John Marshall
Marietta Canty
Emma
Ann B. Davis
Ruby Colman
Eleanor Audley
Member of Atlanta Church Congregation
Roy Glenn
New Jersey Laborer
Doris Lloyd
Miss Hopkins
Production
Company
Cinescope Productions
Company
20th Century Fox
Producer
Samuel G. Engel
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