La Loi du Seigneur
Friendly Persuasion
La famille Birdwell vit dans l'Indiana en 1862, alors que la guerre de Sécession fait rage. Jess, son épouse Eliza et leurs trois enfants (Mathilde, Josh et Nicolas), sont quakers. En tant que quakers, ils ont interdiction de recourir à toute forme de violence (physique ou verbale) alors qu'ils sont en pleine guerre de Sécession. Il se doivent d'aimer leur prochain, de le tutoyer et s'opposent à l'esclavage. Leur religion leur interdit également la musique, la danse et les jeux d'argent. La foire de la ville est le lieu des choix et des tentations : Jess converse avec un musicien, tandis que Mathilde danse avec Gard, un soldat méthodiste. Quant à leur fils Josh, il est provoqué par des adolescents mais refuse de se battre. Nicolas le plus jeune prend part à un jeu d'argent. Très séduisant, Josh a beaucoup de succès auprès des trois filles de la veuve Hudspeth. Quand l'arrivée des sudistes est annoncée, Gard doit partir combattre mais promet à Mathilde de l'épouser à son retour...
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Peter Mark Richman
as Gardner 'Gard' Jordan
John Dierkes
as Farmer (uncredited)
Everett Glass
as Brother Amos - Elder (uncredited)
Robert Fuller
as Youthful Soldier at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
Robert Middleton
as Sam Jordan
Richard Hale
as Purdy
Mary Jackson
as Country Woman (uncredited)
Steve Warren
as Haskell (uncredited)
Billy Engle
as Small Role (uncredited)
Richard Eyer
as Little Jess Birdwell
Chet Brandenburg
as Quaker (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
as Barker (uncredited)
Gary Cooper
as Jess Birdwell
Mary Carr
as Emma - Quaker Woman (uncredited)
Harry Hines
as County Fair Barker (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
as Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)
William Tannen
as Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
as Lemonade Vendor (uncredited)
Tom Irish
as Young Rebel (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
as Quaker (uncredited)
Tom London
as Farmer on Front Line with Gard (uncredited)
Charles Morton
as Farmer (uncredited)
John Craven
as Band Leader (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Anthony Perkins
as Josh Birdwell
Dennis Moore
as Farmer (uncredited)
Charles Delaney
as Drinker (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Cap Somers
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
James Anderson
as Poor Loser Dunked by Jess (uncredited)
Jack Perry
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
as Clem - Looter (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Billy Goat's Manager (uncredited)
Joe Turkel
as Poor Loser (uncredited)
Charles Halton
as Brother Cope - Elder (uncredited)
Herman Hack
as Quaker (uncredited)
James O'Hara
as Forager (uncredited)
Marjorie Main
as The Widow Hudspeth
Diane Jergens
as Elizabeth - Quaker Girl (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
as Quaker (uncredited)
Jim Goodwin
as Coward (uncredited)
Russell Simpson
as Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
Billy Curtis
as Midget at County Fair (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
as Quaker (uncredited)
Doug McClure
as Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Garland
as Rebel Bushwhacker Grabbed by Jess (uncredited)
Hank Mann
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Frank Sully
as Rebel Looter (uncredited)
Chuck Courtney
as Reb Courier (uncredited)
Helen Kleeb
as Old Lady (uncredited)
Edward Andrews
as Soldier (uncredited)
Nelson Leigh
as Methodist Minister (uncredited)
John Compton
as Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
as Farmer (uncredited)
Dorothy McGuire
as Eliza Birdwell
Walter Catlett
as Professor Quigley
Theodore Newton
as Major Harvey
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Henry Rowland
as O'Hara (uncredited)
Joel Fluellen
as Enoch
Frank Jenks
as Shell Game Man (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Phyllis Love
as Mattie Birdwell
William Schallert
as Young Husband (uncredited)
Wright King
as Forager (uncredited)
John Pickard
as Ex-Sergeant on Front Line with Josh (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
as Businessman (uncredited)
John Smith
as Caleb Cope
Edna Skinner
as Opal Hudspeth
Gene Roth
as Farmer (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
as Operator (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)
James Seay
as Rebel Captain (uncredited)
