Director: Irving Rapper

Writer: Casey Robinson

Based on a book by: Hartzell Spence

Music by: Max Steiner

Keywords: Drama

Finding salvation at a revival, William Spence changes his vocation from medicine to become a Methodist preacher. During his working life, William, his wife Hope, and their children move from town to town in the American Midwest, roughly spanning the Progressive Era through the Roaring 20s. Warm and inspirational without being heavy-handed or preachy, though sometimes heavy on the sugar; received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Beulah Bondi	Actor	3-May-1888	1-Jan-1981	Make Way for Tomorrow
Jerome Cowan	Actor	6-Oct-1897	24-Jan-1972	Miracle on 34th Street
Harry Davenport	Actor	19-Jan-1866	9-Aug-1949	Gone with the Wind
Gene Lockhart	Actor	18-Jul-1891	31-Mar-1957	Algiers
Fredric March	Actor	31-Aug-1897	14-Apr-1975	The Best Years of Our Lives
Grant Mitchell	Actor	17-Jun-1874	1-May-1957	Father Is a Prince
Moroni Olsen	Actor	27-Jun-1889	22-Nov-1954	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Martha Scott	Actor	22-Sep-1912	28-May-2003	Our Town

CAST

Fredric March	...   William Spence
Martha Scott	...   Hope Morris Spence
With
Beulah Bondi	...   Mrs. Lydia Sandow
Gene Lockhart	...   Preston Thurston
Elisabeth Fraser	...   Eileen Spence
And
Harry Davenport	...   Elias Samson
Laura Hope Crews	...   Mrs. Preston Thurston
Grant Mitchell	...   Clayton Potter
Moroni Olsen	...   Dr. John Romer
Frankie Thomas	...   Hartzell Spence
Jerome Cowan	...   Dr. Horrigan
Ernest Cossart	...   John E. Morris
Nana Bryant	...   Mrs. Morris
Carlotta Jelm	...   Eileen Spence, as a Girl
Peter Caldwell	...   Hartzell Spence, as a Boy
Casey Johnson	...   Frazer Spence

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