Thunder on the Hill

Thunder on the Hill

84 mins | Drama, Mystery | Oct. 17, 1951

Sister Mary presides over a convent where a convicted murderess, who is being escorted to Death Row, is stranded by bad weather. She is slowly becoming convinced that Valerie is innocent so Sister Mary sets about to clear the girl and bring the real killer to justice.

Thunder on the Hill

84 mins | Drama, Mystery | Oct. 17, 1951

Thunder on the Hill
Sister Mary presides over a convent where a convicted murderess, who is being escorted to Death Row, is stranded by bad weather. She is slowly becoming convinced that Valerie is innocent so Sister Mary sets about to clear the girl and bring the real killer to justice.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title Thunder on the Hill
Directors Douglas Sirk
Writers Andrew Solt, Charlotte Hastings, Oscar Saul

Cast

Claudette Colbert

as Sister Mary Bonaventure

Ann Blyth

as Valerie Carns

Robert Douglas

as Dr. Edward Jeffreys

Anne Crawford

as Isabel Jeffreys

Philip Friend

as Sidney Kingham

Gladys Cooper

as Mother Superior

Michael Pate

as Willie Pentridge

John Abbott

as Abel Harmer

Connie Gilchrist

as Sister Josephine

Gavin Muir

as Melling

Phyllis Stanley

as Nurse Phillips

Norma Varden

as Pierce

Valerie Cardew

as Nurse Colby

Queenie Leonard

as Mrs. Smithson

Patrick O'Moore

as Mr. Smithson

Gertrude Astor

as Village Woman (uncredited)

Jack Carol

as Villager (uncredited)

Steve Clark

as Mr. Moore (uncredited)

David Dunbar

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Herbert Evans

as Villager (uncredited)

Betty Fairfax

as Old Woman (uncredited)

James Fairfax

as Villager (uncredited)

Arthur Gould-Porter

as Proprietor (uncredited)

Bobby Hale

as Villager (uncredited)

Alma Lawton

as Nurse Brent (uncredited)

William O'Leary

as Mr. Evans (uncredited)

Tudor Owen

as Old Man (uncredited)

Tempe Pigott

as Old Crone (uncredited)

Hilda Plowright

as Villager (uncredited)

Felippa Rock

as Sister Agatha (uncredited)

John Rogers

as Villager (uncredited)

Gary Stewart

as Child (uncredited)