The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1944-12-15 United States of America 137 Min. PG-13
7.041 49 votes
Drama

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.

Cast

Gregory Peck is Fr. Francis Chisholm
Fr. Francis Chisholm
Thomas Mitchell is Willie Tulloch
Willie Tulloch
Vincent Price is Angus Mealey
Angus Mealey
Rose Stradner is Reverend Mother Maria-Veronica
Reverend Mother Maria-Veronica
Roddy McDowall is Francis Chisholm, as a boy
Francis Chisholm, as a boy
Edmund Gwenn is Fr. Hamish MacNabb
Fr. Hamish MacNabb
Cedric Hardwicke is Monsignor at Tweedside
Monsignor at Tweedside
Peggy Ann Garner is Nora as a Girl
Nora as a Girl
Jane Ball is Nora, as an Adult
Nora, as an Adult
James Gleason is Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske
Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske
Anne Revere is Agnes Fiske
Agnes Fiske
Ruth Nelson is Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother
Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother
Benson Fong is Joseph
Joseph
Leonard Strong is Mr. Chia
Mr. Chia
Philip Ahn is Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia
Arthur Shields is Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
Edith Barrett is Aunt Polly
Aunt Polly
Sara Allgood is Sister Martha
Sister Martha
Richard Loo is Lt. Shon
Lt. Shon
Ruth Ford is Sister Clotilde
Sister Clotilde
Kevin O'Shea is Father Craig
Father Craig
H.T. Tsiang is Hosannah Wong
Hosannah Wong
Si-Lan Chen is Philomena Wang
Philomena Wang
Dennis Hoey is Alec Chisholm (uncredited)
Alec Chisholm (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford is Sister Mercy Mary (uncredited)
Sister Mercy Mary (uncredited)
J. Anthony Hughes is Uncle Ned (uncredited)
Uncle Ned (uncredited)
James B. Leong is Taoist Priest at Boy's Healing (uncredited)
Taoist Priest at Boy's Healing (uncredited)
Richard Wang is Chinese Servant (uncredited)
Chinese Servant (uncredited)
Joseph Kim is Chinese Servant (uncredited)
Chinese Servant (uncredited)
Moy Ming is Chinese Doctor (uncredited)
Chinese Doctor (uncredited)
Beal Wong is Chinese Captain (uncredited)
Chinese Captain (uncredited)
Clarence Lung is Orderly (uncredited)
Orderly (uncredited)
Eugene Louis is Joshua (uncredited)
Joshua (uncredited)
Georgie Nokes is Andrew (uncredited)
Andrew (uncredited)