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The Left Hand of God (1955)

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At a Catholic mission in China, long-awaited "Father O'Shea" proves to be a tough guy, disturbingly attractive to mission nurse Anne.

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Mieh Yang
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Beryl Sigman
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Dr. David Sigman
Jean Porter ...
Mary Yin
Carl Benton Reid ...
Father Cornelius
Victor Sen Yung ...
John Wong
Philip Ahn ...
Jan Teng
Benson Fong ...
Chun Tien
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A man in priestly robes, seemingly the long-awaited Father O'Shea, arrives at a little-frequented Catholic mission in 1947 China. Though the man seems curiously uncomfortable with his priestly duties, his tough tactics prove very successful in the Seven Villages, as around them China disintegrates in civil war and revolution. But he has a secret, and his friendship with mission nurse Anne (an attractive war widow) seems to be taking on an unpriestly tone... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

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Bogart...In a new type of action role! See more »

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14 November 1955 (West Germany)  »

Also Known As:

La main gauche du Seigneur  »

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Trivia

William Faulkner completed an adaptation of the 1950 novel for director Howard Hawks, a longtime collaborator, but the results were deemed "rather dull and sincere with an abundance of narration" by Hawks biographer Todd McCarthy and was shelved. See more »

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Throughout the climactic confrontation as Carmody and Mieh Yang sit next to each other, Mieh Yang's bald head shifts repeatedly between sunshine and shadow. See more »

Quotes

Dr. David Sigman: [of prostitutes] Don't tell me the Church gives up on 'em, father! Medicine doesn't give up...
Jim Carmody: When medicine reaches a point where it never has to walk hopelessly away from a case, then you can criticize the Church because it left some... spiritual illness uncured.
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Referenced in Bogart: The Untold Story (1996) See more »

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"A LOAF OF BREAD"
Written by Ken Darby (based on traditional "The Old Gray Goose")
Sung by Humphrey Bogart and Gene Tierney
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Odd film that just drifts along
12 June 1999 | by (Maidstone, England) – See all my reviews

An odd film which drifts in no particular direction and offers little or no discernible storyline of any great interest. Bogart is well.. Bogart, Gene Tierney is the rather unimpressive love interest - all doe eyed and half asleep and Lee J Cobb as the villainous Chinaman is just plain ridiculous. Fine for dozing through on the sofa after Sunday lunch.


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