One Foot in Heaven (1941)
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- Approved
- 1h 48min
- Biography, Drama
- 01 Nov 1941 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Cast verified as complete
Fredric March | ... |
William Spence
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Martha Scott | ... |
Hope Morris Spence
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Beulah Bondi | ... |
Mrs. Lydia Sandow
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Gene Lockhart | ... |
Preston Thurston
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Elisabeth Fraser | ... |
Eileen Spence
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Harry Davenport | ... |
Elias Samson
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Laura Hope Crews | ... |
Mrs. Preston Thurston
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Grant Mitchell | ... |
Clayton Potter
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Moroni Olsen | ... |
Dr. John Romer
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Frankie Thomas | ... |
Hartzell Spence
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Jerome Cowan | ... |
Dr. Horrigan
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Ernest Cossart | ... |
John E. Morris
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Nana Bryant | ... |
Mrs. Morris
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Carlotta Jelm | ... |
Eileen Spence
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Peter Caldwell | ... |
Hartzell Spence
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Casey Johnson | ... |
Frazer Spence
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Dorothy Adams | ... |
Woman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)
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Joan Anderson | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Roscoe Ates | ... |
George Reynolds (uncredited)
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Leah Baird | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Clara Blandick | ... |
Sister Watkins (uncredited)
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Hobart Bosworth | ... |
Richard Hardy Case (uncredited)
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Jed Breslau | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Harlan Briggs | ... |
Mac MacFarland (uncredited)
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Virginia Brissac | ... |
Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
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Mary Brodel | ... |
Second Bride (uncredited)
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Sonny Bupp | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Chester Conklin | ... |
Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)
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Ted Crane | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Charles Drake | ... |
Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
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Ann Edmonds | ... |
First Bride (uncredited)
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Sarah Edwards | ... |
Mrs. Spicer (uncredited)
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Dick Elliott | ... |
Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)
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Fern Emmett | ... |
Woman Gossip (uncredited)
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Charles Ferguson | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Mary Field | ... |
Lulu Digby (uncredited)
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Inez Gay | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Sol Gorss | ... |
Panhandler (uncredited)
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William Gould | ... |
Fire Chief (uncredited)
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Creighton Hale | ... |
Church Usher (uncredited)
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Charles Halton | ... |
Haskins (uncredited)
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Herbert Heywood | ... |
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
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Gertrude Hoffman | ... |
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
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Olin Howland | ... |
Train Station Master (uncredited)
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Delos Jewkes | ... |
Choir Member (uncredited)
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Payne B. Johnson | ... |
School Boy (uncredited)
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Fred Kelsey | ... |
Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Milton Kibbee | ... |
Alf McAfee (uncredited)
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Mickey Kuhn | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Harry Lewis | ... |
Young Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
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Vera Lewis | ... |
Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
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Audra Lindley | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Cathy Lipps | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Betty Mack | ... |
Thurstons' Maid (uncredited)
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Jean Maddox | ... |
First Mother (uncredited)
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Hank Mann | ... |
Sam (uncredited)
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Frank Marlowe | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Thomas Martin | ... |
Fire Watcher (uncredited)
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Frank Mayo | ... |
Waiting Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Robert McKim | ... |
Handsome Jack Pressley (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Mira McKinney | ... |
Movie Theatre Cashier (uncredited)
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Bess Meyers | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Harold Miller | ... |
Second Clerk (uncredited)
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Terry Moore | ... |
Choir Member (uncredited)
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Jack Mower | ... |
Man Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)
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George Nichols | ... |
Prechin' Bill Hardy (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Patricia Northrop | ... |
Choir Member (uncredited)
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Bob O'Connor | ... |
Fire Watcher (uncredited)
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Tempe Pigott | ... |
Mrs. Dibble (uncredited)
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Jane Randolph | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Gus Reed | ... |
Choir Member (uncredited)
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Frank Reicher | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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Sam Rice | ... |
Man Quieting Boys in Theater (uncredited)
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The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir | ... |
Group Performers (uncredited)
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Ruth Robinson | ... |
Lydia's Maid (uncredited)
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Virginia Sale | ... |
Sister Sale at the Movie Theatre (uncredited)
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Sandy Shaw | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Reginald Simpson | ... |
Candy Butcher (uncredited)
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Walter Soderling | ... |
Parishiner Wanting More Sin in Sermon (uncredited)
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Charlotte Treadway | ... |
Ella Hodges (uncredited)
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Paula Trueman | ... |
Miss Peabody (uncredited)
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Joyce Tucker | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Dorothy Vaughan | ... |
Mrs. Ehrlich (uncredited)
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Janet Walker | ... |
Chorus Member with solo (uncredited)
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Lottie Williams | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Tom Wilson | ... |
Fireman Angus (uncredited)
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Gig Young | ... |
First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
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Directed by
Irving Rapper |
Written by
Casey Robinson | ... | (screen play) |
Hartzell Spence | ... | (from the book by) |
Produced by
Robert Lord | ... | associate producer |
Irving Rapper | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Hal B. Wallis | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Max Steiner |
Cinematography by
Charles Rosher | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Warren Low | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
Don Siegel | ... | montages |
Art Direction by
Carl Jules Weyl |
Costume Design by
Milo Anderson | ... | (gowns) |
Makeup Department
Perc Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jesse Hibbs | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Francis J. Scheid | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
Schuyler Crail | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein | ... | musical director |
Hugo Friedhofer | ... | orchestral arrangements |
Max Steiner | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Norman Vincent Peale | ... | technical advisor (as Dr. Norman Vincent Peale) |
S. Charles Einfeld | ... | general press representative (uncredited) |
Thanks
Charles Wesley Flint | ... | great debt of gratitude: member of Advisory Committee of Clergymen (as Bishop Charles Wesley Flint) |
James Edward Freeman | ... | great debt of gratitude: chair of Advisory Committee of Clergymen (as Bishop James Edward Freeman) |
Edgar DeWitt Jones | ... | great debt of gratitude: member of Advisory Committee of Clergymen (as Dr. Edgar DeWitt Jones) |
Charles E. Kerr | ... | great debt of gratitude: member of Advisory Committee of Clergymen (as Dr. Charles E. Kerr) |
Daniel A. Poling | ... | great debt of gratitude: secretary of Advisory Committee of Clergymen (as Dr. Daniel A. Poling) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1941) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vitagraph Limited (1941) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers Pictures (1941) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1943) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Central Motion Picture Exchange (1947) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- RCA (sound system)
- Advisory Committee of Clergymen (great debt of gratitude)
- Christian Herald (organized by: Advisory Committee of Clergymen)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In the early 20th century, William Spence and Hope Morris Spence are a Methodist minister and his wife. From Central Canada, William forwent his medical school education in Toronto to become a minister, much to the chagrin of Hope's well-off parents of Stratford, Ontario. Regardless of the unknowns of their first posting in rural Iowa, the only posting available, Hope married William in 1904. The adjustment to their new life was initially more difficult for Hope, especially their new poor economic standing and having their life not wholly being their own but rather that of their congregation, as William had the focus of this decision on which to drive his purpose. Their life over the next twenty years or so is presented, which eventually includes three children and they being constantly on the move as William gets assigned from one parish to another across the United States. William has a strong mindset, but will admittedly change his mind if he is proven to be wrong, and Hope generally supports William in his decisions regardless of the sacrifice to her or the children. The only seeming exception to that latter point is Hope's desire to ultimate to settle into one place that they can call home to provide them, especially the children, with a sense of belonging. They believe they've found that place when they move into a parish in Denver following the great war, with a booming economy one that has the money to accomplish what William would like to accomplish for his work in the name of God. William will however find that with money among his congregation comes a sense of entitlement which might not mesh with his view of bringing the teachings of God to the people. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Folks, meet a grand FATHER! He's the affable, laffable head of the most delightful family that ever stepped out of America's screens...into America's hearts! See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | William S. Hart was the guest of honor at the Hollywood premiere of this movie, since his movie The Silent Man (1917) figures prominently in the plot. See more » |
Goofs | At the beginning of the movie, William Spence (Fredric March) announces he has been "called" to the church and will become a pastor in the Methodist Church. His soon-to-be mother-in-law, Mrs. Norris (Nana Bryant)), replies that she would have preferred that he'd joined the Episcopal Church. At that time, in Canada, the dominant church was the Church of England, not the Episcopal Church. That is predominantly a US institution born out of the American Revolution. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Children's Prayer See more » |
Quotes |
William Spence:
[to his son, Hartzell]
A pastor's family are in a special category. We are uh... Well, It's as if we walked a sort of tightrope. Balancing with one foot on earth and one foot already in heaven. See more » |