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Drama

The First Legion

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A Catholic priest fights against his colleagues' immediate acceptance of an ambiguous “miracle”.

Release Date : 1951-05-04

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : United ArtistsSedif Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Charles Boyer

Character Name : Father Marc Arnoux

Original Name : Charles Boyer

Gender : Male

William Demarest

Character Name : Monsignor Michael Carey

Original Name : William Demarest

Gender : Male

Lyle Bettger

Character Name : Dr. Peter Morrell

Original Name : Lyle Bettger

Gender : Male

Barbara Rush

Character Name : Terry Gilmartin

Original Name : Barbara Rush

Gender : Female

Leo G. Carroll

Character Name : Father Rector Paul Duquesne

Original Name : Leo G. Carroll

Gender : Male

Walter Hampden

Character Name : Father Edward Quarterman

Original Name : Walter Hampden

Gender : Male

Wesley Addy

Character Name : Father John Fulton

Original Name : Wesley Addy

Gender : Male

Taylor Holmes

Character Name : Father Keene

Original Name : Taylor Holmes

Gender : Male

H.B. Warner

Character Name : Father José Sierra

Original Name : H.B. Warner

Gender : Male

George Zucco

Character Name : Father Robert Stuart

Original Name : George Zucco

Gender : Male

John McGuire

Character Name : Father Tom Rawleigh

Original Name : John McGuire

Gender : Male

Clifford Brooke

Character Name : Brother Clifford

Original Name : Clifford Brooke

Gender : Male

Dorothy Adams

Character Name : Mrs. Dunn

Original Name : Dorothy Adams

Gender : Female

Molly Lamont

Character Name : Mrs. Nora Gilmartin

Original Name : Molly Lamont

Gender : Female

Queenie Smith

Character Name : Henrietta

Original Name : Queenie Smith

Gender : Female

Jacqueline deWit

Character Name : Miss Hamilton

Original Name : Jacqueline deWit

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-05

"Dr. Morrell" (Lyle Bettger) is adamant that the ageing "Fr. Sierra" (H.B. Warner) will never walk again, until - well, he does. Is this a miracle? There are those amongst this priestly, Jesuit, brotherhood who are all too eager to have it declared one, but "Fr. Arnoux" (Charles Boyer) is a tad more sceptical. His concerns aren't exactly assuaged when the wheelchair-bound young "Terri" (Barbara Rush) hopes that this is but a precursor to her own healing. "Arnoux" is also determined to stop the disillusioned "Fr. Fulton" (Wesley Addy) from abandoning his faith, but with all these shenanigans going on, he perhaps isn't so certain of his own - a fact that hasn't escaped the sagely "Father Rector" (Leo G. Carroll) who has quite a few plates to juggle, or the visiting and rather jolly "Monsignor Carey" (William Demarest). It's quite easy to dismiss this as a dose of Christian hokum, but it's actually quite a bit more of a subtle look at hope and how ready people are to believe in just anything when it is absent. That's well exemplified here by a personable effort from Rush and also from both Boyer and Addy, too. We sense all along that the doctor knows a great deal more than he's letting on, and that also helps create a sense of the perplexing that does raise a few questions about the power of prayer (or not). The photography also adds a bit of richness to the drama, intimate but never intrusive, and complemented by a gently effective score from Hans Sommer that gives this an extra humanity. I haven't a religious bone in my body, and the first half hour did make me wonder what moralising I was to expect, but by the end it proved a more thought-provoking look at belief, instead.