A Man Called Peter
15 reviews
Drama/Family
1h 59m
1955
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...
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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.
- DirectorHenry Koster
- Release31 March 1955
- Genre
- Duration1h 59m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate15 reviews
- Productions
Cinescope Productions, 20th Century Fox
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

Emmett Lynn
Mr. Briscoe

Sam McDaniel
Henry

Dorothy Neumann
Miss Crilly

Bill Walker
Butler

Barbara Morrison
Miss Standish

Leslie Parrish
Newlywed in Lincoln Parlor

Sam Harris
Churchgoer (uncredited)
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