
“The story of a man who turned his back on God!”
John Burrows, an ordained minister from a small village in the East, envisions himself with a larger congregation. He is mortified when his wife drunkenly interrupts a sermon, then despondent after her suicide. Burrows travels to Los Angeles for a fresh start, but takes to the bottle himself and ends up arrested for public intoxication. A skid-row con man, Gandy, finds him a bed at a flop house, while a street preacher, Doc Thorssen, and daughter Christine take him to a local mission. Christine is blind. She falls in love with Burrows, enjoying his discussions of the spirit and the soul but knowing little of his past. One day she is struck by a streetcar and knocked unconscious, causing Burrows to once again question his faith. He ultimately accepts the Lord's will and is offered a better place to live and preach. Burrows decides he is better suited to the mission, with Christine by his side.
Release Date: 9/28/1951
Runtime: 87 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Stuart Heisler
00Companies: Joseph Bernhard Productions Inc.
Countries: United States of America
Gandy

Sterling Hayden
Rev, John Burrows

Viveca Lindfors
Christine Thorssen

Thomas Mitchell
Gandy

Ludwig Donath
'Doc' Thorssen

H.B. Warner
Wiz, the Wino

Jane Darwell
Mack

John Berkes
Racky

Peggy Webber
Jane Burrows

Paul Guilfoyle
Fanatic

Charles Evans
Bishop Logan

Marion Martin
Diana (as Marian Martin)

Everett Glass
Deacon Adams
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