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One Foot in Heaven 1941

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 106 min

genre: drama

theme: biographical

director: Irving Rapper

Score: 4 / 10

One Foot in Heaven is a 1941 American biographical film starring Fredric March, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart and Elisabeth Fraser. The film was adapted by Casey Robinson from the autobiography by Hartzell Spence. It was directed by Irving Rapper.

Plot

In Stratford, Ontario, in 1904, William Spence (Fredric March), a medical student on the verge of becoming a doctor, receives "The Call" while passing a Methodist church one Sunday. His bride-to-be, Hope Morris (Martha Scott), accepts his decision to enter the ministry with a whole heart despite the disappointment of her prominent and affluent parents.

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author	Casey Robinson
contentLocation	Iowa
director	Irving Rapper
editor	Warren Low
genre	drama
keywords	baby baptist begin book of discipline build california call carillon choir church church choir circuit minister circuit preacher congregation ernest m. skinner expelled from school frankie thomas heaven id learn lock medical student methodism methodist methodist church minister ministry morning new car parsonage pass power struggle religious calling san francisco sermon skinner organ small town sneaking in stained glass window the church\'s one foundation wed young girl young people
musicBy	Max Steiner
nomination	Academy Award for Best Picture
producer	Irving Rapper
publisher	Warner Bros.
theme	biographical biographical drama western