The Keys of the Kingdom
1944 · 137 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 3,229 VOTES · DIR. John M. Stahl
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,732 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:19 [Bell Tolling]
00:06:41 To please me, Alex.
00:13:09 It's all she talks about and dreams about and prays for.
00:17:21 You'll be out of here in another term.
00:21:52 - Yes, he's at home now. - At home?
00:27:34 In our Father's house, there's so many mansions.
00:34:36 Well, why are we stopping here?
00:40:55 I want to serve you because there is work to be done...
00:46:31 Oh, surely there's someone who'll care for her.
00:57:44 My cousin Mr. Chia regrets having been incapable...
01:03:37 I beg further that you accept the use of 20 of my workmen...
01:09:26 - Oh, please, sit down, sit down.
01:14:20 Thank you, Mumu.
01:18:48 [Chisholm Chuckles] No, no!
01:23:09 Sister Clothilde, you will see to it that no change is made in the children's routine.
01:29:11 - You, Doctor. - No, thanks.
01:37:09 and all the American canned goods in your possession.
01:43:18 - Francis ! - Angus !
01:47:40 Truly there are no limits to the benefits of a belief in God...
01:51:56 - All right. - [Rapping]
01:57:04 I was referring to something less joyous.
02:01:35 Agnes, put that tea on the fire.
02:06:07 Hmm. How out of proportion are the events of our lives...
02:12:51 that we, thy children-
Cast & Characters
Gregory Peck
Father Francis Chisholm
Thomas Mitchell
Willie Tulloch
Vincent Price
Angus Mealey
Rose Stradner
Rev. Mother Maria-Veronica
Roddy McDowall
Francis Chisholm as a Boy
Edmund Gwenn
Father 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
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,732
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:01:19
Final line02:12:51
Production Record
DirectorJohn M. Stahl
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,000,000
IMDb votes3,229