The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

137 mins | Drama | Dec. 15, 1944

A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.

The Keys of the Kingdom

137 mins | Drama | Dec. 15, 1944

The Keys of the Kingdom
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title The Keys of the Kingdom
Directors John M. Stahl, Howard W. Koch
Writers A.J. Cronin, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Nunnally Johnson

Cast

Gregory Peck

as Father Francis Chisholm

Thomas Mitchell

as Willie Tulloch

Vincent Price

as Angus Mealey

Rose Stradner

as Reverend Mother Maria-Veronica

Roddy McDowall

as Francis Chisholm, as a boy

Edmund Gwenn

as Father Hamish MacNabb

Cedric Hardwicke

as Monsignor at Tweedside

Peggy Ann Garner

as Nora as a Girl

Jane Ball

as Nora, as an Adult

James Gleason

as Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske

Anne Revere

as Agnes Fiske

Ruth Nelson

as Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother

Benson Fong

as Joseph

Leonard Strong

as Mr. Chia

Philip Ahn

as Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia

Arthur Shields

as Father Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell

Edith Barrett

as Aunt Polly

Sara Allgood

as Sister Martha

Richard Loo

as Lt. Shon

Ruth Ford

as Sister Clotilde

Kevin O'Shea

as Father Craig

H.T. Tsiang

as Hosannah Wong

Si-Lan Chen

as Philomena Wang

Eunice Soo-Hoo

as Anna

Dennis Hoey

as Alec Chisholm