A Man Called Peter

A Man Called Peter (1955)

Released: 1955-03-31 Duration: 1hr 59min
Genres: Drama Family
Rating 6.4
The True Story of How One Man's Faith Uplifted a Nation

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Cinescope Productions
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 0.3554142857142857

Directed By

Henry Koster

Crew

Director
Henry Koster
Screenplay
Eleanore Griffin
Director of Photography
Harold Lipstein
Producer
Samuel G. Engel
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Makeup Artist
Ben Nye
Sound Director
Bernard Freericks
Costume Design
Renié
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Hairstylist
Helen Turpin
Set Decoration
Chester L. Bayhi
Costume Design
Charles LeMaire
Art Direction
Maurice Ransford
Assistant Art Director
David Silver
Sound Director
Warren B. Delaplain
Original Music Composer
Alfred Newman
Special Effects
Ray Kellogg

TOP CAST

Richard Todd
Richard Todd

The Rev. Peter Marshall

Jean Peters
Jean Peters

Catherine Wood Marshall

Marjorie Rambeau
Marjorie Rambeau

Miss Laura Fowler

Jill Esmond
Jill Esmond

Mrs. Findlay

Les Tremayne
Les Tremayne

Senator Willis K. Harvey

Robert Burton
Robert Burton

Mr. Peyton

Gladys Hurlbut
Gladys Hurlbut

Mrs. Peyton

Richard Garrick
Richard Garrick

Colonel Evanston Whiting

Billy Chapin
Billy Chapin

Peter John Marshall

Ann B. Davis
Ann B. Davis

Ruby Colman

Eleanor Audley
Eleanor Audley

Member of Atlanta Church Congregation

Roy Glenn
Roy Glenn

New Jersey Laborer

Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd

Miss Hopkins

Emmett Lynn
Emmett Lynn

Mr. Briscoe

Dorothy Neumann
Dorothy Neumann

Miss Crilly

Bill Walker
Bill Walker

Butler

Barbara Morrison
Barbara Morrison

Miss Standish

Leslie Parrish
Leslie Parrish

Newlywed in Lincoln Parlor

Oliver Hartwell
Oliver Hartwell

Janitor (uncredited)

Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall

Senator (uncredited)

Sam Harris
Sam Harris

Churchgoer (uncredited)

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