A Man Called Peter

6.4
  • Genre: DramaFamily
  • Run time: 119 min
  • Premiere: 1955. March 31.

Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but finds out there is a different future for him when he receives a "calling" from God to be a minister. He leaves Scotland and goes to America where after a few small congregations he lands the position of pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. and eventually he becomes Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.

Discover

Richard Todd

The Rev. Peter Marshall

Jean Peters

Catherine Wood Marshall

Marjorie Rambeau

Miss Laura Fowler

Jill Esmond

Mrs. Findlay

Les Tremayne

Senator Willis K. Harvey

Robert Burton

Mr. Peyton

Gladys Hurlbut

Mrs. Peyton

Richard Garrick

Colonel Evanston Whiting

Billy Chapin

Peter John Marshall

Ann B. Davis

Ruby Colman

Eleanor Audley

Member of Atlanta Church Congregation

Roy Glenn

New Jersey Laborer

Doris Lloyd

Miss Hopkins

Emmett Lynn

Mr. Briscoe

Dorothy Neumann

Miss Crilly

Bill Walker

Butler

Barbara Morrison

Miss Standish

Leslie Parrish

Newlywed in Lincoln Parlor

Oliver Hartwell

Janitor (uncredited)

Stuart Hall

Senator (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Churchgoer (uncredited)

Art

Maurice Ransford

Art Direction

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Chester L. Bayhi

Set Decoration

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

David Silver

Assistant Art Director

Camera

Harold Lipstein

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Renié

Costume Design

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Helen Turpin

Hairstylist

Charles LeMaire

Costume Design

Crew

Ray Kellogg

Special Effects

Directing

Henry Koster

Director

Editing

Production

Sound

Warren B. Delaplain

Sound Director

Bernard Freericks

Sound Director

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Writing

Eleanore Griffin

Screenplay

Art

Maurice Ransford

Art Direction

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Chester L. Bayhi

Set Decoration

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

David Silver

Assistant Art Director

Camera

Harold Lipstein

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Renié

Costume Design

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Helen Turpin

Hairstylist

Charles LeMaire

Costume Design

Crew

Ray Kellogg

Special Effects

Directing

Henry Koster

Director

Editing

Production

Sound

Warren B. Delaplain

Sound Director

Bernard Freericks

Sound Director

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Writing

Eleanore Griffin

Screenplay