The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) - film review

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The Keys of the Kingdom is an American film first released in 1944, directed by John M. Stahl. The film stars Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rose Stradner and Roddy McDowall. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: John M. Stahl
Script: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Nunnally Johnson, A.J. Cronin
Photo: Arthur C. Miller
Music: Alfred Newman
Cast: Gregory Peck (Father Francis Chisholm), Thomas Mitchell (Willie Tulloch), Vincent Price (Angus Mealey), Rose Stradner (Reverend Mother Maria-Veronica), Roddy McDowall (Francis Chisholm, as a boy), Edmund Gwenn (Father Hamish MacNabb), Cedric Hardwicke (Monsignor at Tweedside), Peggy Ann Garner (Nora, as a girl), Jane Ball (Nora, as an adult), James Gleason (Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske), Anne Revere (Agnes Fiske), Ruth Nelson (Mrs. Chisholm, Francis’ mother), Benson Fong (Joseph), Leonard Strong (Mr. Chia), Philip Ahn (Mr. Pao, envoy for Mr. Chia), Arthur Shields (Father Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell), Edith Barrett (Aunt Polly), Sara Allgood (Sister Martha), Richard Loo (Lt. Shon), Ruth Ford (Sister Clotilde), Kevin O’Shea (Father Craig, successor missionary priest), H.T. Tsiang (Hosannah Wong), Si-Lan Chen (Philomena Wang), Eunice Soo-Hoo (Anna), Robert Barrat (Willie’s Father (scenes deleted)), Pedro de Cordoba (Father Gomez, at seminary (scenes deleted)), Ethel Griffies (Mrs. Glennie (scenes deleted)), Lumsden Hare (Daniel Glennie, father of Lisbeth (scenes deleted)), Maxwell Hayes (Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)), John Herbert-Bond (Malcolm Glennie (scenes deleted)), Terry Kilburn (Malcolm Glennie (scenes deleted)), Morton Lowry (Thad (scenes deleted)), Aubrey Mather (Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)), Abner Biberman (Wai’s captain), Conrad Binyon (Bit Role), Oie Chan (Anna’s grandmother), Ruth Clifford (Sister Mercy Mary), Frank Eng (Father Chou, successor Chinese priest), Dennis Hoey (Alec Chisholm, Francis’ father), J. Anthony Hughes (Uncle Ned), Joseph Kim (Chinese servant), James B. Leong (Taoist priest at boy’s healing), Eugene Louie (Joshua, Joseph’s son [’eat honey’]), Clarence Lung (Orderly), Moy Ming (Chinese physician), Georgie Nokes (Andrew, Nora’s grandson), Richard Wang (Chinese servant), Beal Wong (Chinese captain)
Country: USA
Language: English / Mandarin / Cantonese
Runtime: 137 min; B&W

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