The Miracle of the Bells
1948 · 120 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 1,019 VOTES · DIR. Irving Pichel
Overview
The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that she wanted all the church bells to ring for three days after she was buried, but is told that this will cost a lot of money. The checks that he writes to the various churches all bounce, but it is the weekend and, in desperation, he prays that a miracle will happen before the banks reopen. It does, but not in the way he hoped.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,981 lines
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00:02:08 Hello, Nick.
00:07:10 3...4...
00:10:54 Mr Dunnigan, I was stung once on the Truckees.
00:16:24 I just wanted to say hello.
00:21:10 Coaltown.
00:25:59 Are you going the other way?
00:30:37 I wasn't here five years ago.
00:35:02 so I figured on settling down in the lotus land of Hollywood.
00:39:15 She'll be back in half an hour ready to play marbles.
00:43:36 I told you. Oh, yeah. So you did.
00:49:00 Where's the phone? Oh.
00:54:13 Yes, you may keep the lumber, Mr Orloff.
01:01:00 I'll tell you. Maybe I'll get an idea if I talk.
01:07:15 Olga, I'm going to tell Dolan you're not going to work any more today.
01:12:24 I don't think so, Marcus.
01:17:00 Then it's agreed.
01:23:24 This is surprising, all this interest.
01:28:23 I can see it.
01:34:27 I was just talking of that, Father Paul.
01:38:24 We're hitting him with a human interest story only - bells ringing.
01:44:53 Look at them.
01:49:37 She wanted to help the people of Coaltown
01:54:27 I won't stand for any press agent miracles.
01:59:28 I did my job.
Cast & Characters
Fred MacMurray
William 'Bill' Dunnigan
Alida Valli
Olga Treskovna
Frank Sinatra
Father Paul
Lee J. Cobb
Marcus Harris
Harold Vermilyea
Nick Orloff
Charles Meredith
Father Spinsky
James Nolan
Tod Jones
Veronica Pataky
Anna Klovna
Philip Ahn
Ming Gow
Frank Ferguson
Dolan
Frank Wilcox
Dr. Jennings
Dorothy Sebastian
Miss Katie Orwin (uncredited)
Robert Bacon
Soldier in 'Joan of Arc'
Walter Bacon
Townsman
Sam Bagley
Crew Member
Brooks Benedict
Drunken Man
Oliver Blake
Slenka
Eddie Borden
Crew Member
Chet Brandenburg
Crew Member
Steve Carruthers
Worshiper
George Cathrey
Reporter
George Chandler
Max
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Worshiper
Bill Clauson
Bellringer's Son
Mabel Colcord
Parishioner Witnessing Miracle
Roger Creed
Soldier in 'Joan of Arc'
Paul Cristo
Soldier in 'Joan of Arc'
Roy Darmour
Reporter
Ned Davenport
Priest in 'Joan of Arc'
Bert Davidson
Bob Briggs
Jimmy Dime
Miner
Al Eben
Miner
Herbert Evans
Nobleman in 'Joan of Arc'
Franklyn Farnum
Worshiper
Jack Gargan
Assistant Director
Robert Haines
Radio Listener
Jimmie Horan
Actor in Movie
Perry Ivins
Druggist
Dorothy Neumann
Miss Millhouser
Frank Pharr
Bellringer
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,981
Dialogue density16.5 lines / min
First line00:02:08
Final line01:59:28
Production Record
DirectorIrving Pichel
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$2,100,000
IMDb votes1,019
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