Friendly Persuasion
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The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?
Trailer
Cast
Charles Delaney
Drinker (uncredited)
Jim Goodwin
Coward (uncredited)
William Tannen
Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
James Seay
Rebel Captain (uncredited)
Phyllis Love
Mattie Birdwell
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Mary Carr
Emma - Quaker Woman (uncredited)
John Craven
Band Leader (uncredited)
Diane Jergens
Elizabeth - Quaker Girl (uncredited)
Billy Curtis
Midget at County Fair (uncredited)
Helen Kleeb
Old Lady (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Brother Cope - Elder (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)
Herman Hack
Quaker (uncredited)
George Huggins
Church Member (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Tom London
Farmer on Front Line with Gard (uncredited)
Peter Mark Richman
Gardner 'Gard' Jordan
Walter Catlett
Professor Quigley
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Barker (uncredited)
Harry Hines
County Fair Barker (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Businessman (uncredited)
Russell Simpson
Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Richard Garland
Rebel Bushwhacker Grabbed by Jess (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Brother Amos - Elder (uncredited)
Richard Eyer
Little Jess Birdwell
Edna Skinner
Opal Hudspeth
Scott Seaton
Quaker (uncredited)
Joel Fluellen
Enoch
Norman Leavitt
Clem - Looter (uncredited)
Doug McClure
Soldier (uncredited)
John Compton
Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
Tom Irish
Young Rebel (uncredited)
Marjorie Main
The Widow Hudspeth
Joe Turkel
Poor Loser (uncredited)
Chuck Courtney
Reb Courier (uncredited)
Frank Jenks
Shell Game Man (uncredited)
Don Kennedy
Buster - Whacked by Eliza (uncredited)
Wright King
Forager (uncredited)
Charles Morton
Farmer (uncredited)
James O'Hara
Forager (uncredited)
John Pickard
Ex-Sergeant on Front Line with Josh (uncredited)
Robert Middleton
Sam Jordan
Frank Sully
Rebel Looter (uncredited)
James Anderson
Poor Loser Dunked by Jess (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Quaker (uncredited)
Gary Cooper
Jess Birdwell
Anthony Perkins
Josh Birdwell
Richard Hale
Purdy
Donald Kerr
Billy Goat's Manager (uncredited)
Dorothy McGuire
Eliza Birdwell
Theodore Newton
Major Harvey
Robert Fuller
Youthful Soldier at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
Edward Andrews
Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Lemonade Vendor (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Quaker (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Small Role (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
Farmer (uncredited)
Dennis Moore
Farmer (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Nelson Leigh
Methodist Minister (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Quaker (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Henry Rowland
O'Hara (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Steve Warren
Haskell (uncredited)
Gene Roth
Farmer (uncredited)
John Smith
Caleb Cope
John Dierkes
Farmer (uncredited)
William Schallert
Young Husband (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Operator (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Cap Somers
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Mary Jackson
Country Woman (uncredited)