- One Foot in Heaven
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One Foot in Heaven 
original promo posterDirected by Irving Rapper Produced by Irving Rapper Written by Hartzell Spence (book)
Casey RobinsonStarring Fredric March
Martha Scott
Beulah Bondi
Gene LockhartMusic by Max Steiner Cinematography Charles Rosher Editing by Warren Low Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Release date(s) October 2, 1941 Running time 108 minutes Country United States Language English One Foot in Heaven is a 1941 American biographical film starring Fredric March, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart and Elisabeth Fraser.
The movie was adapted by Casey Robinson from the autobiography by Hartzell Spence. It was directed by Irving Rapper.
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Contents
Plot
The film follows the life of a minister and his family and the various difficulties and people they encounter as they move from parish to parish. Minister Spence starts with a strict religious view of ministry but grows to appreciate the life of a younger generation and how he needs to minister to people, and not just going through rituals and customs.
Cast
- Fredric March as William Spence
- Martha Scott as Hope Morris Spence
- Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Lydia Sandow
- Gene Lockhart as Preston Thurston
- Elisabeth Fraser as Eileen Spence at Age 17
- Harry Davenport as Elias Samson
- Laura Hope Crews as Mrs. Preston Thurston
- Grant Mitchell as Clayton Potter
- Moroni Olsen as Dr. John Romer
- Frankie Thomas as Hartzell Spence at Age 18
- Jerome Cowan as Dr. Horrigan
- Ernest Cossart as Mr. John E. Morris
- Nana Bryant as Mrs. Morris
- Carlotta Jelm as Eileen Spence at Age 11
- Peter Caldwell as Hartzell Spence at Age 10
References
External links
- One Foot in Heaven at the Internet Movie Database
- One Foot in Heaven at the TCM Movie Database
- One Foot in Heaven at AllRovi
Films directed by Irving Rapper 1940s Shining Victory (1941) · One Foot in Heaven (1941) · The Gay Sisters (1942) · Now, Voyager (1942) · The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) · The Corn is Green (1945) · Rhapsody in Blue (1945) · Deception (1946) · The Voice of the Turtle (1947) · Anna Lucasta (1949)1950s The Glass Menagerie (1950) · Another Man's Poison (1951) · Forever Female (1953) · Bad for Each Other (1953) · Strange Intruder (1956) · The Brave One (1956) · Marjorie Morningstar (1958) · The Miracle (1959)1960s Pontius Pilate (1962) · The Story of Joseph and His Brethren (1962)1970s The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970) · Born Again (1978)Categories:- English-language films
- 1941 films
- Black-and-white films
- Films directed by Irving Rapper
- Films based on novels
- Biographical films
- 1940s drama films
- Biographical film stubs
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