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Stars in My Crown

  • 1950
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  • 1h 29m
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7.4/10
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Dean Stockwell, Ellen Drew, and Joel McCrea in Stars in My Crown (1950)
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In 1865, the small Southern town of Walsburg has become so dangerous that Parson Josiah Doziah Gray gives his sermons while holding a gun.In 1865, the small Southern town of Walsburg has become so dangerous that Parson Josiah Doziah Gray gives his sermons while holding a gun.In 1865, the small Southern town of Walsburg has become so dangerous that Parson Josiah Doziah Gray gives his sermons while holding a gun.

  • Director
    • Jacques Tourneur
  • Writers
    • Joe David Brown
    • Margaret Fitts
  • Stars
    • Joel McCrea
    • Ellen Drew
    • Dean Stockwell
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    2.3K
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    • Director
      • Jacques Tourneur
    • Writers
      • Joe David Brown
      • Margaret Fitts
    • Stars
      • Joel McCrea
      • Ellen Drew
      • Dean Stockwell
    • 36User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    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 Hernandez
    Juano Hernandez
    • Uncle Famous Prill
    Charles Kemper
    Charles Kemper
    • Prof. Sam Houston Jones
    Connie Gilchrist
    Connie Gilchrist
    • Sarah Isbell
    Ed Begley
    Ed Begley
    • Lon Backett
    Jack Lambert
    Jack Lambert
    • Perry Lokey
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    • Chloroform Wiggins
    Marshall Thompson
    Marshall Thompson
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    James Arness
    James Arness
    • Rolfe Isbell
    • (uncredited)
    Jessie Arnold
    Jessie Arnold
    • Annie
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Polly Bailey
    • Mrs. Belsher
    • (uncredited)
    Al Bain
    Al Bain
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jacques Tourneur
    • Writers
      • Joe David Brown
      • Margaret Fitts
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    • Trivia
      Cast includes a young James Arness and Amanda Blake. They appeared together for 19 (of 20) seasons on the television series Gunsmoke (1955) as Matt Dillon and Kitty Russell.
    • Quotes

      John Kenyon: There's no writin' on here. This ain't a will.

      Josiah Doziah Gray: Yes, it is, son. It's the will of God.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Vanquished (1953)
    • Soundtracks
      Will There Be Any Stars?
      (uncredited)

      Music by John R. Sweney

      Lyrics by Eliza E. Hewitt

    User reviews36

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    McCrea Classic a Family Must-See!
    'Stars in My Crown' is over 50 years old, yet in it's humor, it's message of brotherhood, and it's depiction of small-town Western America at a time when religion was the true center of everyone's lives, this film has rarely been equaled!

    The story is told through the observations of young John Kenyon (sensitively portrayed by Quantum Leap's Dean Stockwell, with Daktari's Marshall Thompson voicing Kenyon as an adult), who lives with Soldier-turned-Minister Josiah Dozier Grey (Joel McCrea, in one of his finest performances) and his wife, Harriet (Ellen Drew). Grey is kind, warm, and totally sincere, with a penchance for telling funny stories with a Message, rather than being 'preachy'...in short, the kind of Parson who can win hearts, as well as souls!

    Grey's congregation includes some of Hollywood's finest character actors, including Lewis Stone (Judge Hardy) as a crusty old doctor, James Mitchell (Days of Our Lives) as his doubting physician son, Alan Hale (The Adventures of Robin Hood) as a Civil War buddy with a large family (including 'Matt Dillon' James Arness!), Amanda Blake (who would costar with Arness in 'Gunsmoke') as the schoolmarm, Arthur Hunnicutt (The Big Sky) as a local character nicknamed 'Chloroform'(!), Oscar-winner Ed Begley as a rich mine owner, and, in a remarkable performance, Juano Hernandez as 'Famous Uncle Prill', a Black farmer who experiences with dignity the racism of the time.

    Director Jacques Tourneur, best-known for his gothic classic 'Cat People', shows patience and restraint, allowing the story to build under its own steam, which gives the climaxes (a typhoid epidemic and a Klan near-lynching) an emotional wallop. McCrea's scene with the incensed Klan members foreshadows Gregory Peck's confrontation with the lynch party in 'To Kill a Mockingbird', and is truly unforgettable.

    'Stars in My Crown' is a rich, wonderful film that your family will cherish. It is on the short list of my favorite films, and is one that you can enjoy for years to come!
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    • cariart
    • Dec 3, 2002

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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1950 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pionjärer
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $1,175,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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