Man Called Peter, A (1955) C-119m. *** D: Henry Koster. Richard Todd, Jean Peters, Marjorie Rambeau, Doris Lloyd, Emmet Lynn. Moving account of Scotsman Peter Marshall who became clergyman and U. S. Senate chaplain; sensitively played by Todd, with fine supporting cast. CinemaScope.
From: Leonard Maltin’s Classic Movie Guide, edited by Leonard Maltin (New York: Plume, 2005), p. 346.
Every once in an extremely rare while, Hollywood (especially back in the old days [before 1960]) was actually capable of turning out a film that did not denigrate Christianity. This was one of those films, and is well worth your time, should you get a chance to see it.
Peter Marshall (1902-1949) is the Scottish-born American Presbyterian pastor portrayed in the film.
