The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
Robert Gordon, a sheltered 18-year-old youth reared in a Catholic school, believes he has a vocation for the priesthood. He is taken to live with his father in his palatial Florida home. There he falls in love with his step-sister, Patricia Morrow, ten years his senior. He runs away and joins the R.A.F. Shot down in battle, he is rescued and taken to a monastery where he renounces the world to study for the priesthood.
Ratings
IMDb3.8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Louis J. GasnierDirector
- Robert SpaffordScreenplay
- Arthur HoerlScreenplay
Cast
- Leon JanneyRichard 'Dick' Gordon
- Eleanor HuntPatricia Morrow
- Esther MuirMrs. Ellen Gordon
- Wilma FrancisJerry Dean
- Doris BlaineMary Hodge
- Herbert FisherFather O'Malley
- Roy TracyTom Trowbridge
- Fred NielseyRobert Gordon - Richard's Father
- Mamie SmithMartha
- Charles ShawLarry Hodge
- Billy VinesSalesman on Train
- Gilda LynchJanet
Stills
Themes
catholic schoolpriesthood