A Man Called Peter (1955)

A Man Called Peter (1955)

The True Story of How One Man's Faith Uplifted a Nation

Release Date: 1955, March 31
Directors: Henry Koster
Countries: United States of America
Production: Cinescope Productions, 20th Century Fox
Cast: Dorothy Neumann, Emmett Lynn, Jean Peters, Eleanor Audley, Doris Lloyd, Sam Harris, Stuart Hall, Les Tremayne, Bill Walker, Leslie Parrish, Richard Garrick, Barbara Morrison

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.