

The Keys of the Kingdom
THE PICTURE THAT TOUCHES NEW HEIGHTS OF EMOTION
Drama
Overview
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1944-12-15
Runtime:
2h 17m
Director:
John M. Stahl
Writer:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Nunnally Johnson
Top Cast

Gregory Peck
Fr. Francis Chisholm

Thomas Mitchell
Willie Tulloch

Vincent Price
Angus Mealey

Rose Stradner
Reverend Mother Maria-Veronica

Roddy McDowall
Francis Chisholm, as a boy

Edmund Gwenn
Fr. Hamish MacNabb

Cedric Hardwicke
Monsignor at Tweedside

Peggy Ann Garner
Nora as a Girl

Jane Ball
Nora, as an Adult

James Gleason
Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske

Anne Revere
Agnes Fiske

Ruth Nelson
Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother
Official Videos

The Keys of the Kingdom 1944 Trailer
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