The Keys of the Kingdom

A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.

• John M. StahlDirector
• Nunnally JohnsonScreenplay
• Joseph L. MankiewiczScreenplay
• Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer

• Gregory PeckFr. Francis Chisholm
• Thomas MitchellWillie Tulloch
• Vincent PriceAngus Mealey
• Rose StradnerReverend Mother Maria-Veronica
• Roddy McDowallFrancis Chisholm, as a boy
• Edmund GwennFr. Hamish MacNabb
• Cedric HardwickeMonsignor at Tweedside
• Peggy Ann GarnerNora as a Girl
• Jane BallNora, as an Adult
• James GleasonRev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske
• Anne RevereAgnes Fiske
• Ruth NelsonMrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother