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Stars in My Crown

Stars in My Crown

"Take Your Choice...Either I Speak...Or My Pistols Do!"

19506.91h 30m

Overview

An orphaned man recalls his upbringing with his aunt and her husband, the parson, in a small Western town during the Reconstruction.

Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Written by Joe David Brown, Margaret Fitts
Produced by William H. Wright
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Top Cast

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Josiah Doziah Gray

Ellen Drew

Ellen Drew

Harriet Gray

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

John Kenyon

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Jed Isbell

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Jr.

Amanda Blake

Amanda Blake

Faith Radmore Samuels

Juano Hernández

Juano Hernández

Uncle Famous Prill

Charles Kemper

Charles Kemper

Prof. Sam Houston Jones

Connie Gilchrist

Connie Gilchrist

Sarah Isbell

Themes & Keywords

small townbased on novel or booknarrationpastorcontagion spreadlast will and testamentracismorphannephewlynch mobscience vs religionpost civil wartyphoid19th centurytraditional medicinesmall southern townsmall town doctora decent mansmall town americacommunity lifefaith and religion

About Stars in My Crown

Stars in My Crown is a drama, western film released in 1950 exploring themes of small town, based on novel or book, narration, pastor, contagion spread, last will and testament. Directed by Jacques Tourneur, it stars Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Dean Stockwell. An orphaned man recalls his upbringing with his aunt and her husband, the parson, in a small Western town during the Reconstruction.

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