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A Man Called Peter

64 %|Mar 31, 1955|Drama, Family

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.

Featured Crew

Henry Koster
Director
Eleanore Griffin
Screenplay
Harold Lipstein
Director of Photography
Samuel G. Engel
Producer
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Bernard Freericks
Sound Director
Renié
Costume Design

Cast

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Richard Todd
The Rev. Peter Marshall
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Jean Peters
Catherine Wood Marshall
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Marjorie Rambeau
Miss Laura Fowler
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Jill Esmond
Mrs. Findlay
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Les Tremayne
Senator Willis K. Harvey
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Robert Burton
Mr. Peyton
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Gladys Hurlbut
Mrs. Peyton
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Richard Garrick
Colonel Evanston Whiting
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Billy Chapin
Peter John Marshall
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Ann B. Davis
Ruby Colman
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Eleanor Audley
Member of Atlanta Church Congregation
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Roy Glenn
New Jersey Laborer
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Doris Lloyd
Miss Hopkins
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Emmett Lynn
Mr. Briscoe
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Dorothy Neumann
Miss Crilly
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Barbara Morrison
Miss Standish
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Leslie Parrish
Newlywed in Lincoln Parlor
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Oliver Hartwell
Janitor (uncredited)
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Stuart Hall
Senator (uncredited)
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Sam Harris
Churchgoer (uncredited)