A Man Called Peter (1955)

 This movie is a classic, based on Catherine Marshall's biography of her husband, Peter Marshall.

 Richard Todd plays Peter Marshall a Scotsman, who feels called by God to go to America and became a minister. 

 After graduating Colombia Theological Seminary Peter is given two choices a large church in Atlanta or a small church in Covington, Georgia.
 After praying he decides to serve the small church in Covington.
 After serving the church in Covington for several years he is called to serve the large church in Atlanta.
 The church's congregation is indifferent and it is heavily in debt, but soon Peter's preaching is drawing large crowds, including many students from nearby colleges.
 One of those students is Catherine Wood (Jean Peters), a senior at Agnes Scott College.
 When Peter invites students from local colleges to speak at a temperance rally for a bunch of rowdy teenagers, Catherine along with students from other colleges are selected to speak at the rally.
 Catherine speaks on the role of women in Christianity and history using experts from Peter's sermons; and wins them over, and impresses Peter
 The rest of the movie is about Peter and Catherine falling in love and getting married,
and Peter's ministry service.
 A Man Called Peter is a very good movie, though the ending is a tearjerker. The musical score by Alfred Newman is very moving and it's one of my favorites. 
 I wrote this post for The Faith in Films Blogathon hosted by the Pure Entertainment Preservation Societyhttps://pureentertainmentpreservationsociety.wordpress.com/2021/04/02/the-faith-in-films-blogathon-is-here/




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