Top billed cast

1. 

   Fredric March

   William Spence

2. 

   Martha Scott

   Hope Morris Spence

3. 

   Beulah Bondi

   Lydia Sandow

4. 

   Gene Lockhart

   Preston Thurston

5. 

   Elisabeth Fraser

   Eileen Spence at Age 17

6. 

   Harry Davenport

   Elias Samson

7. 

   Laura Hope Crews

   Mrs. Preston Thurston

8. 

   Grant Mitchell

   Clayton Potter

9. 

   Moroni Olsen

   Dr. John Romer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-07-20

I was a little apprehensive when this started. I though we were in for one of those twee American bible-thumping exercises with soft choral music and rousing sermons. Actually, though, it’s quite a fun chronology of the life of pastor “Spence” (Fredric March) and his wife “Hope” (Martha Scott). To begin with they live in Canada, haven’t two cents to rub together and with barely half a loaf to live on are hoping that some would-be newly weds will stop by for a $2 or $5 wedding! With their first born arriving, they move south across the border for something a little more prosperous -...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• husband wife relationship
• minister
• biography