- The Keys of the Kingdom (film)
Infobox Film
name = The Keys of the Kingdom
director =John M. Stahl
producer =Joseph L. Mankiewicz
writer =A. J. Cronin (novel)Nunnally Johnson Joseph L. Mankiewicz
starring =Gregory Peck
Thomas MitchellVincent Price
Rose StradnerEdmund Gwenn Benson Fong Roddy McDowall Cedric Hardwicke
music =Alfred Newman
cinematography =Arthur C. Miller
editing = James B. Clark
distributor = Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
released =December 15 ,1944
runtime = 137 min.
country = USA
language = English (also Mandarin and Cantonese)
budget = $3,000,000
imdb_id = 0036983"The Keys of the Kingdom" is a 1944 American film based on the 1941 novel, "
The Keys of the Kingdom ", byA. J. Cronin . The movie was adapted byNunnally Johnson , directed byJohn M. Stahl and produced byJoseph L. Mankiewicz .It starsGregory Peck , Thomas Mitchell,Vincent Price , Rose Stradner,Edmund Gwenn ,Benson Fong ,Roddy McDowall , andCedric Hardwicke .The film was nominated for
Academy Awards in the following categories:
*Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gregory Peck)
*Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White (James Basevi , William Darling,Thomas Little , and Frank Hughes)
*Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Arthur C. Miller )
*Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Alfred Newman )Cast
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Gregory Peck ... Father Francis Chisholm
*Thomas Mitchell ... Dr. Willie Tulloch
*Vincent Price ... Anselm "Angus" Mealey
*Rose Stradner ... Reverend Mother Maria-Veronica
*Roddy McDowall ... Francis Chisholm, as a boy
*Edmund Gwenn ... Reverend Hamish MacNabb
*Cedric Hardwicke ... Monsignor Sleeth at Tweedside
*Dennis Hoey ... Alec Chisholm, Francis' father
*Ruth Nelson ... Lisbeth Chisholm, Francis' mother
*Edith Barrett ... Aunt Polly Bannon
*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 Tarrant, at Holywell
*Sara Allgood ... Sister Martha
*Ruth Ford ... Sister Clotilde
*Richard Loo ... Major Shen
*H.T. Hsiang ... Hossanah Wang
*Si-Lan Chen ... Philomena Wang
*Eunice Soo-Hoo ... Anna, as a toddlerTrivia
Alfred Hitchcock , a Catholic, liked the novel very much and hoped to direct it, but the plans fell through. Also,Ingrid Bergman was considered for the part of Mother Maria-Veronica, though the producer,Joseph L. Mankiewicz , decided to cast his wife, Rose Stradner, instead.External links
* [http://www.crazy4cinema.com/Review/FilmsK/f_keys_kingdom.html Film synopsis and images]
* [http://www.foxclassics.com/synopsis.php?id=keysofthekingdom Fox Studio Classics]
* [http://tcmdb.com/title/title.jsp?scarlettTitleId=80168 "The Keys of the Kingdom" at Turner Classic Movies]
* [http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117792277.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0 "Variety" review]
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=27139 "New York Times" overview]
*imdb title | id=0036983| title=The Keys of the Kingdom
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