A pastor with a shady past moves into a rural town just after the Civil War.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Van Heflin | ... | Luke Fargo | |
| Joanne Woodward | ... | Lissy | |
| Philip Carey | ... | Albert Loomis (as Phil Carey) | |
| Raymond Burr | ... | Yancey Huggins | |
| Allison Hayes | ... | Georgina Decrais | |
| Myron Healey | ... | Floyd Miller | |
| Nancy Kulp | ... | Matty Miller | |
| James Griffith | ... | Swallow | |
| Richard Webb | ... | Big | |
| Kathryn Givney | ... | Mrs. Decrais | |
| Robert Burton | ... | Bishop | |
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A pastor with a shady past moves into a rural town just after the Civil War.
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Music by Reginald Heber and lyrics by John B. Dykes
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Joanne's middle daughter is supposedly named after the character she played in this. See more »Goofs
When Georgina DeCrais gets into her carriage after being handed her package by Yancy Huggins, her dress gets caught in the door of the carriage. After her horses run off, she exits the carriage from the opposite side and her dress being caught doesn't stop her from exiting. See more »Soundtracks
Holy Holy HolyMusic by Reginald Heber and lyrics by John B. Dykes
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Most movies garner your interest in the beginning. You are intrigued and wonder how things will work out. That is the easy part. The difficult part is how to solve the puzzle, put the pieces together in an entertaining and clever way. Therefore, the conclusions of most movies fall apart.
"Count Three and Pray" reversed this. The first half-hour was maddening slow, boring, clichéd and predictable. It was also unrealistic as would-be preacher Heflin went about building a church building and congregation from scratch -- what with no money, friends and a hostile community. I was ready to fast-forward to the end, but didn't.
The last half-hour was marvelous, though. It moved along quickly. The problems and solutions were unexpected and clever. It was heart-warming, believable and even somewhat religious. Gave me a good feeling. I recommend this to single adults and entire families.