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The Miracle of the Bells( 1948)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Fred MacMurray

      William 'Bill' Dunnigan

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      Alida Valli

      Olga Treskovna

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      Frank Sinatra

      Father Paul

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      Lee J. Cobb

      Marcus Harris

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      Harold Vermilyea

      Nick Orloff

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      Charles Meredith

      Father Spinsky

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      James Nolan

      Tod Jones

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      Veronica Pataky

      Anna Klovna

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      Philip Ahn

      Ming Gow

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      Frank Ferguson

      Dolan

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      Frank Wilcox

      Dr. Jennings

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      Dorothy Sebastian

      Miss Katie Orwin (uncredited)

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      Robert Bacon

      Soldier in 'Joan of Arc'

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      Walter Bacon

      Townsman

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      Sam Bagley

      Crew Member

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      Brooks Benedict

      Drunken Man

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      Oliver Blake

      Slenka

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      Eddie Borden

      Crew Member

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      Chet Brandenburg

      Crew Member

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      Steve Carruthers

      Worshiper

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      George Cathrey

      Reporter

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      George Chandler

      Max

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      Noble 'Kid' Chissell

      Worshiper

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      Bill Clauson

      Bellringer's Son

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      Mabel Colcord

      Parishioner Witnessing Miracle

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      Roger Creed

      Soldier in 'Joan of Arc'

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      Paul Cristo

      Soldier in 'Joan of Arc'

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      Roy Darmour

      Reporter

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      Ned Davenport

      Priest in 'Joan of Arc'

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      Bert Davidson

      Bob Briggs

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      James Dime

      Miner

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      Al Eben

      Miner

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      Herbert Evans

      Nobleman in 'Joan of Arc'

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      Franklyn Farnum

      Worshiper

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      Jack Gargan

      Assistant Director

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      Robert Haines

      Radio Listener

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      Jimmie Horan

      Actor in Movie

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      Perry Ivins

      Druggist

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      Dorothy Neumann

      Miss Millhouser

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      Frank Pharr

      Bellringer

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      Michael Raffetto

      Harold Tanby, Harris' Assistant

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      Syd Saylor

      Freddy Evans, the Pianist

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      Tom Stevenson

      Milton Wild

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      Ray Teal

      Koslick, Miner

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      Charles Wagenheim

      Mr. Kummer

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      Max Wagner

      Baggage Man

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      Regina Wallace

      Martha

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      Billy Wayne

      Tommy Elmore

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      Ian Wolfe

      Grave Digger

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      Jean Spangler

      Woman in Church

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jul 09 2022
    This is actually quite an uplifting tale of an actress (Alida Valli) who wants to be buried back in her home town. Snag is, her one and only film is considered a bit of a stinker by the producer (Lee J. Cobb) and so when she dies the day after it's completion, a well-meaning Hollywood press man (Fred MacMurray) has to resort to creating a bit of a public interest storm to facilitate her last wish. To that end, he manages to convince local priest (Frank Sinatra) to let the body lie in his church and for the bells to ring for three days... It's told cleverly, partially using flashback, in a gentl...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    2000000.00

    Revenue

    2100000.00

    Keywords

    • black and white
    • church bells