The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

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Released:
1944-12-15

Overview:
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.

Director:
John M. Stahl

Runtime:
2h 17min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Gregory Peck
    as
    Fr. Francis Chisholm
  • Thomas Mitchell
    as
    Willie Tulloch
  • Vincent Price
    as
    Angus Mealey
  • Rose Stradner
    as
    Reverend Mother Maria-Veronica
  • Roddy McDowall
    as
    Francis Chisholm, as a boy