A Man Called Peter
6.4
119 minutes
3/31/1955
Overview
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.
Cast List
Richard Todd
as The Rev. Peter Marshall
Jean Peters
as Catherine Wood Marshall
Marjorie Rambeau
as Miss Laura Fowler
Jill Esmond
as Mrs. Findlay
Les Tremayne
as Senator Willis K. Harvey
Robert Burton
as Mr. Peyton
Gladys Hurlbut
as Mrs. Peyton
Richard Garrick
as Colonel Evanston Whiting
Gloria Gordon
as Barbara
Billy Chapin
as Peter John Marshall
Marietta Canty
as Emma
Ann B. Davis
as Ruby Colman
Eleanor Audley
as Member of Atlanta Church Congregation
Roy Glenn
as New Jersey Laborer
Doris Lloyd
as Miss Hopkins
Emmett Lynn
as Mr. Briscoe
Sam McDaniel
as Henry
Dorothy Neumann
as Miss Crilly
Bill Walker
as Butler
Barbara Morrison
as Miss Standish
Leslie Parrish
as Newlywed in Lincoln Parlor
Oliver Hartwell
as Janitor (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
as Senator (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Churchgoer (uncredited)