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
Gary Cooper
Jess Birdwell
Harry Hines
County Fair Barker (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Dorothy McGuire
Eliza Birdwell
Joel Fluellen
Enoch
John Dierkes
Farmer (uncredited)
Don Kennedy
Buster - Whacked by Eliza (uncredited)
Gene Roth
Farmer (uncredited)
Wright King
Forager (uncredited)
Billy Curtis
Midget at County Fair (uncredited)
James O'Hara
Forager (uncredited)
Chuck Courtney
Reb Courier (uncredited)
Tom Irish
Young Rebel (uncredited)
Frank Jenks
Shell Game Man (uncredited)
Dennis Moore
Farmer (uncredited)
Doug McClure
Soldier (uncredited)
Jim Goodwin
Coward (uncredited)
Diane Jergens
Elizabeth - Quaker Girl (uncredited)
James Seay
Rebel Captain (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Small Role (uncredited)
William Tannen
Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Mary Jackson
Country Woman (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Nelson Leigh
Methodist Minister (uncredited)
Joe Turkel
Poor Loser (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Walter Catlett
Professor Quigley
William Schallert
Young Husband (uncredited)
James Anderson
Poor Loser Dunked by Jess (uncredited)
Richard Hale
Purdy
Dick Johnstone
Quaker (uncredited)
Theodore Newton
Major Harvey
Ralph Sanford
Businessman (uncredited)
Steve Warren
Haskell (uncredited)
John Smith
Caleb Cope
Anthony Perkins
Josh Birdwell
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Barker (uncredited)
John Craven
Band Leader (uncredited)
Charles Morton
Farmer (uncredited)
Mary Carr
Emma - Quaker Woman (uncredited)
Charles Delaney
Drinker (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Quaker (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Edward Andrews
Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Middleton
Sam Jordan
Richard Eyer
Little Jess Birdwell
Peter Mark Richman
Gardner 'Gard' Jordan
John Compton
Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Lemonade Vendor (uncredited)
Marjorie Main
The Widow Hudspeth
Everett Glass
Brother Amos - Elder (uncredited)
Herman Hack
Quaker (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Brother Cope - Elder (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Billy Goat's Manager (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Henry Rowland
O'Hara (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Quaker (uncredited)
George Huggins
Church Member (uncredited)
Edna Skinner
Opal Hudspeth
Richard Garland
Rebel Bushwhacker Grabbed by Jess (uncredited)
Phyllis Love
Mattie Birdwell
Norman Leavitt
Clem - Looter (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Operator (uncredited)
John Pickard
Ex-Sergeant on Front Line with Josh (uncredited)
Robert Fuller
Youthful Soldier at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Rebel Looter (uncredited)
Tom London
Farmer on Front Line with Gard (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Russell Simpson
Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
Helen Kleeb
Old Lady (uncredited)
Cap Somers
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
Farmer (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Quaker (uncredited)