Summary
Friendly Persuasion is an American western first released in 1956,
directed by William Wyler.
The film stars Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer and Robert Middleton.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: William Wyler
- Script: Michael Wilson, Jessamyn West
- Photo: Ellsworth Fredericks
- Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
- Cast: Gary Cooper (Jess Birdwell), Dorothy McGuire (Eliza Birdwell), Anthony Perkins (Josh Birdwell), Richard Eyer (Little Jess), Robert Middleton (Sam Jordan), Phyllis Love (Martha ’Mattie’ True Birdwell), Peter Mark Richman (Gardner ’Gard’ Jordan), Walter Catlett (Prof. Waldo Quigley), Richard Hale (Purdy (violent Quaker)), Joel Fluellen (Enoch (black hired hand)), Theodore Newton (Maj. Harvey (recruiter in meetinig)), John Smith (Caleb Cope (wrestling Quaker)), Edna Skinner (Opal Hudspeth), Marjorie Durant (Pearl Hudspeth (pipe-smoking woodcutter in braids)), Frances Farwell (Ruby Hudspeth), Samantha the Goose (Herself), Marjorie Main (The Widow Hudspeth), James Anderson (Poor loser (dunked by Jess)), Mary Carr (Emma (Quaker woman)), John Compton (Rebel lieutenant), Chuck Courtney (Reb Courier), John Craven (Band leader), Billy Curtis (Midget at county fair), James Dobson (Rebel soldier), Robert Fuller (Youthful soldier (at shooting gallery)), Richard Garland (Rebel bushwhacker (grabbed by Jess)), Everett Glass (Elder (Brother Amos)), Frank Hagney (Lemonade vendor), Charles Halton (Elder (Brother Cope)), Harry Hines (County fair barker), Earle Hodgins (Shooting gallery operator), Jean Inness (Mrs. Purdy), Tom Irish (Young rebel), Mary Jackson (Country woman), Frank Jenks (Shell game man), Diane Jergens (Elizabeth (Quaker girl)), Don Kennedy (Buster (whacked by Eliza)), Donald Kerr (Billy Goat’s manager), Helen Kleeb (Old lady), Norman Leavitt (Clem (looter)), Nelson Leigh (Methodist minister), Tom London (Farmer on front line with Gard), Doug McClure (Soldier), John Pickard (Ex-sergeant on front line with Josh), Ivan Rasputin (Billy Goat (wrestling challenger)), Gene Roth (Farmer), Henry Rowland (O’Hara (uncalled-for yelling)), Ralph Sanford (Businessman), William Schallert (Young husband), James Seay (Rebel captain), Russell Simpson (Elder (Brother Griffith)), Frank Sully (Rebel looter), Joe Turkel (Poor loser), Steve Warren (Haskell)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 137 min
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