
A Man Called Peter
The True Story of How One Man's Faith Uplifted a Nation
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.
Director Henry Koster
Cast

Richard Todd
The Rev. Peter Marshall

Emmett Lynn
Mr. Briscoe

Barbara Morrison
Miss Standish

Jill Esmond
Mrs. Findlay

Les Tremayne
Senator Willis K. Harvey

Robert Burton
Mr. Peyton

Marietta Canty
Emma

Ann B. Davis
Ruby Colman

Jean Peters
Catherine Wood Marshall

Richard Garrick
Colonel Evanston Whiting

Billy Chapin
Peter John Marshall

Roy Glenn
New Jersey Laborer

Sam McDaniel
Henry

Bill Walker
Butler

Marjorie Rambeau
Miss Laura Fowler

Gladys Hurlbut
Mrs. Peyton

Gloria Gordon
Barbara

Eleanor Audley
Member of Atlanta Church Congregation

Doris Lloyd
Miss Hopkins

Dorothy Neumann
Miss Crilly

Leslie Parrish
Newlywed in Lincoln Parlor