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A Man Called Peter (1955) The rise of Peter Marshall, from modest Scottish upbringing, to New York seminary, time in

A Man Called Peter (1955)

The rise of Peter Marshall, from modest Scottish upbringing, to New York seminary, time in Atlanta churches, his marriage, appointment as chaplain of the US Senate, and early death at 46. Based on real events.

Cast:
The Rev. Peter Marshall: Richard Todd
Catherine Wood Marshall: Jean Peters
Miss Laura Fowler: Marjorie Rambeau
Mrs. Findlay: Jill Esmond
Sen. Willis K. Harvey: Les Tremayne
Mr. Peyton: Robert Burton
Mrs. Peyton: Gladys Hurlbut
Col. Evanston Whiting: Richard Garrick
Barbara: Gloria Gordon
Peter John Marshall: Billy Chapin
Church Elder: Jonathan Hole
Party Guest: Frank McLure
Canteen Guest: John Albright
Member of Congregation: Eleanor Audley
Grandmother: Agnes Bartholomew
Rally Spectator: Eleanore Vogel
Man with Jane at Youth Rally: James Best
Churchgoer: Wilbur Mack
Man Leaving Restaurant: Ralph Brooks
Emma: Marietta Canty
Jane Whitney: Betty Caulfield
Nurse: Ruth Clifford
Lyle - Parking Valet: Richard Collier
Bon Hunter: Christopher Cook
Mrs. Evanston Whiting: Sally Corner
Diana: Jacqueline Cox
Doctor: Murray Pollack
Ruby Coleman: Ann B. Davis
Sen. Prescott: Edward Earle
President of the Senate: Charles Evans
Columbia Seminary President: William Forrest
Young Peter: Brian Franklin
The Laborer: Roy Glenn
Senator: Stuart Hall
Janitor: Oliver Hartwell
College Girl: Mimi Hutson
Member of Choir: Delos Jewkes
Peter John - Age 5: Rickey Kelman
Man at Youth Rally: Hank Mann
Chaplain: Larry Kent
Man at Service: Paul Kruger
Miss Hopkins: Doris Lloyd
Scottish Police Constable: Dayton Lummis
Mr. Briscoe: Emmett Lynn
Mrs. Ferguson: Florence MacAfee
Henry - Waiter: Sam McDaniel
Dr. Black: Carlyle Mitchell
Miss Standish: Barbara Morrison
Boy at youth rally: Jimmy Murphy
Miss Crilly: Dorothy Neumann
Newlywed: Leslie Parrish
Sen. Wiley: Voltaire Perkins
David: John Pike
Mrs. Pike: Maudie Prickett
Willie: Amanda Randolph
Boat Passenger: Jeffrey Sayre
David Weed: Winston Severn
Rowdy at Youth Rally: Steffi Sidney
Nancy: Janet Stewart
Peter - Age 6: Louis Torres Jr.
Church Usher: Arthur Tovey
Peter Marshall - Age 7-14: Peter J. Votrian
The Whiting's Butler: Bill Walker
Mr. Findlay: Ben Wright

Written by: Eleanore Griffin, Catherine Marshall

Director: Henry Koster

Production: Cinescope Productions, 20th Century Fox

Release date: 01 Apr 1955
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