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.
The Keys of the Kingdom
“THE PICTURE THAT TOUCHES NEW HEIGHTS OF EMOTION”
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.
Director
John M. Stahl
Budget
3.0M
Revenue
2.4M
Status
Released
Production
20th Century Fox
Cast
Gregory Peck
Fr. Francis Chisholm
Thomas Mitchell
Willie Tulloch
Vincent Price
Angus Mealey
Rose Stradner
Reverend Mother Maria-Veronica
Roddy McDowall
Francis Chisholm, as a boy
Edmund Gwenn
Fr. 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
Anne Revere
Agnes Fiske
Ruth Nelson
Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother
Benson Fong
Joseph
Leonard Strong
Mr. Chia
Philip Ahn
Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
Arthur Shields
Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
Edith Barrett
Aunt Polly
Sara Allgood
Sister Martha
Richard Loo
Lt. Shon
Ruth Ford
Sister Clotilde
Kevin O'Shea
Father Craig
H.T. Tsiang
Hosannah Wong
Si-Lan Chen
Philomena Wang
Eunice Soo-Hoo
Anna
Dennis Hoey
Alec Chisholm (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Sister Mercy Mary (uncredited)
J. Anthony Hughes
Uncle Ned (uncredited)
James B. Leong
Taoist Priest at Boy's Healing (uncredited)
Richard Wang
Chinese Servant (uncredited)
Joseph Kim
Chinese Servant (uncredited)
Moy Ming
Chinese Doctor (uncredited)
Beal Wong
Chinese Captain (uncredited)
Clarence Lung
Orderly (uncredited)
Eugene Louis
Joshua (uncredited)
Georgie Nokes
Andrew (uncredited)
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