A Man Called Peter
1955 · 119 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 1,163 VOTES · DIR. Henry Koster
Overview
Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but finds out there is a different future for him when he receives a "calling" from God to be a minister. He leaves Scotland and goes to America where after a few small congregations he lands the position of pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. and eventually he becomes Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,697 lines
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00:01:31 This is Glasgow, Scotland.
00:07:27 Uh, not that it isn't good to feel contented with your lot.
00:11:27 that we who saythese things are daft, mad.
00:16:01 It was one of those rare and wonderful moments...
00:21:16 He accorded her a dignity she'd never known before...
00:25:29 No, that's equally untrue. Why is everybody always tryin' to force me into matrimony?
00:30:15 But whenever I began one, he would warn me with what I suppose was Scottish thrift...
00:34:53 and that when the dream is mature...
00:40:13 Well- Oh, here.
00:46:00 according to his will.
00:50:09 but the man who walked the streets of the city, stopping here and there...
00:53:57 The Lord could do with a few senators-
00:59:31 I might also find that there was no demand...
01:05:33 If you look at the context in which this statement appears...
01:09:49 The lad's shining, trusting face looking up into hers...
01:14:56 his ministerial duties doubled and tripled.
01:18:53 Well, not exactly. But an incident...
01:22:49 All right. Good-bye.
01:28:01 Peter, you still pray for me, don't you?
01:34:10 here I am.
01:39:15 I know I'm acting very strange.
01:44:04 My text is taken...
01:47:56 Surely the time has come for us to be honest about it.
01:53:00 Help us make this God's own country...
Cast & Characters
Richard Todd
The Rev. Peter Marshall
Jean Peters
Catherine Wood Marshall
Marjorie Rambeau
Miss Laura Fowler
Jill Esmond
Mrs. Findlay
Les Tremayne
Sen. Willis K. Harvey
Robert Burton
Mr. Peyton
Gladys Hurlbut
Mrs. Peyton
Richard Garrick
Col. Evanston Whiting
Gloria Gordon
Barbara
Billy Chapin
Peter John Marshall
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,697
Dialogue density14.3 lines / min
First line00:01:31
Final line01:53:00
Production Record
DirectorHenry Koster
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,163