Title | Man Called Peter |
Year | 1955 |
Time | 119 mins |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Henry Koster |
Edition | |
Format | DVD |
Actor | Les Tremayne as Senator Willis K. Harvey; Gloria Gordon as Barbara; Jill Esmond as Mrs. Findlay; Robert Burton as Mr. Peyton; Jean Peters as Catherine Wood Marshall; Richard Todd as The Rev. Peter Marshall; Marjorie Rambeau as Miss Laura Fowler; Billy Chapin as Peter John Marshall; Richard Garrick as Colonel Evanston Whiting; Gladys Hurlbut as Mrs. Peyton |
Rating | NR (Not Rated) |
Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
Language | English |
Plot | 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. |
Producer | Samuel G. Engel |
Writer | Eleanore Griffin; Catherine Marshall |
Subtitles | English; English (Closed Captioned); Spanish |