Director Irving Rapper. Casey Robinson screen play Hartzell Spence from the book by. Top credits Director Irving Rapper. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer Official Trailer. Photos 4. Add image. Top cast Edit. Beulah Bondi Mrs. Lydia Sandow as Mrs. Lydia Sandow. Laura Hope Crews Mrs.
Preston Thurston as Mrs. Preston Thurston. Moroni Olsen Dr. John Romer as Dr. Too pious and sanctimonious to be enjoyable. On the other hand, I have a friend who's a preacher's son, and the difficulties and deprivations represented here match his accounts. One Foot in Heaven was a very uninspiring inspirational drama which somehow got the nod for a Academy nomination for Best Picture. I found it nearly pointless, but I guess with it's well-meaning conservative religious theme it was considered respectable enough to get the acclaim at the time.
A terrible film, inexplicably Oscar nominated for best picture and deservedly forgotten since. It did however have the innovative idea of having two different title songs at the beginning and the end an influence on "Tomorrow Never Dies". Apparently this was considered Oscar-caliber in I just found it straight-up boring.
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Where to watch. In fact they feel so bad that they offer him the job of deputy sheriff. But when the sheriff dies and Ladd becomes sheriff it's the first step in an elaborate plan for revenge on the town. He hates each and every citizen of this place because of the death of wife Rachel Stephens. Ladd puts together a gang in secret to rob the town bank at a proper moment when it's bulging with cash.
Among others in his scheme are drunken cowboy Don Murray and working girl Dolores Michaels. In fact if you've seen that film, you know what happens in One Foot In Hell. What could have been a great comeback role for Ladd goes for naught. I'm not sure it was his drinking at the time.
More like it was wife Sue Carol who at this point was mismanaging his career. And face it, his day had past. It's not a bad film, as good as any of the B westerns that Audie Murphy was doing at this time. Still had he been 10 years younger and the film had been distributed differently, say with Paramount's studio power back in the day when he was their biggest star, One Foot In Hell could have been a classic. As it is, it's not bad viewing. Note the script was by an up and coming television giant, Aaron Spelling.
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How did you buy your ticket? View All Photos 9. Movie Info. After hearing an evangelist preach, William Spence Fredric March abandons his dream of becoming a doctor in favor of studying for the clergy.
Once ordained, he and his new wife, Hope Martha Scott , begin a series of moves from one small-town church to another, each with a new set of challenges, not the least of which is the general orneriness of their parishioners. Along the way, they have three children, and William gradually becomes more flexible about church doctrine. Irving Rapper. Jack L. Usage Public Domain Mark 1. A seriocomic family film which in a series of episodes recounts the trials and tribulations of a dedicated minister and his family during the early 20th century.
Fredric March stands out at the head of a solid cast. An adaptation of Hartzell Spence's best-selling novel.
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