A Man Called Peter

A Man Called Peter

119 mins | Drama, Family | March 31, 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 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.

A Man Called Peter

119 mins | Drama, Family | March 31, 1955

A Man Called Peter
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers 20th Century Fox, Cinescope Productions
Original title A Man Called Peter
Directors Henry Koster
Writers Catherine Marshall, Eleanore Griffin

Cast

Richard Todd

as The Rev. Peter Marshall

Jean Peters

as Catherine Wood Marshall

Marjorie Rambeau

as Miss Laura Fowler

Jill Esmond

as Mrs. Findlay

Les Tremayne

as Senator Willis K. Harvey

Robert Burton

as Mr. Peyton

Gladys Hurlbut

as Mrs. Peyton

Richard Garrick

as Colonel Evanston Whiting

Gloria Gordon

as Barbara

Billy Chapin

as Peter John Marshall

Marietta Canty

as Emma

Ann B. Davis

as Ruby Colman

Eleanor Audley

as Member of Atlanta Church Congregation

Roy Glenn

as New Jersey Laborer

Doris Lloyd

as Miss Hopkins

Emmett Lynn

as Mr. Briscoe

Sam McDaniel

as Henry

Dorothy Neumann

as Miss Crilly

Bill Walker

as Butler

Barbara Morrison

as Miss Standish

Leslie Parrish

as Newlywed in Lincoln Parlor