One Foot in Heaven

"Folks, meet a grand FATHER! He's the affable, laffable head of the most delightful family that ever stepped out of America's screens...into America's hearts!"

1941

1h 48m

6.6(19 votes)

Drama

Overview

Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.

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84 members

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Fredric March

William Spence

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Martha Scott

Hope Morris Spence

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Beulah Bondi

Lydia Sandow

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Gene Lockhart

Preston Thurston

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Elisabeth Fraser

Eileen Spence at Age 17

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Harry Davenport

Elias Samson

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Laura Hope Crews

Mrs. Preston Thurston

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Grant Mitchell

Clayton Potter

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Moroni Olsen

Dr. John Romer

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Frankie Thomas

Hartzell Spence

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Jerome Cowan

Dr. Horrigan

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Ernest Cossart

John E. Morris

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Nana Bryant

Mrs. Morris

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Carlotta Jelm

Eileen Spence

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Peter Caldwell

Hartzell Spence

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Casey Johnson

Frazer Spence

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Dorothy Adams

Woman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)

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Joan Anderson

Child (uncredited)

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Roscoe Ates

George Reynolds (uncredited)

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Leah Baird

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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Clara Blandick

Sister Watkins (uncredited)

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Hobart Bosworth

Richard Hardy Case (uncredited)

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Jed Breslau

Child (uncredited)

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Harlan Briggs

Mac MacFarland (uncredited)

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Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)

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Mary Brodel

Second Bride (uncredited)

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Sonny Bupp

Boy (uncredited)

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Chester Conklin

Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)

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Ted Crane

Child (uncredited)

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Charles Drake

Second Bridegroom (uncredited)

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Ann Edmonds

First Bride (uncredited)

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Sarah Edwards

Mrs. Spicer (uncredited)

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Dick Elliott

Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)

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Fern Emmett

Woman Gossip (uncredited)

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Charles Ferguson

Townsman (uncredited)

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Mary Field

Lulu Digby (uncredited)

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Inez Gay

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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Sol Gorss

Panhandler (uncredited)

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William Gould

Fire Chief (uncredited)

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Creighton Hale

Church Usher (uncredited)

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Charles Halton

Haskins (uncredited)

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Herbert Heywood

Shopkeeper (uncredited)

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Gertrude Hoffmann

Elderly Woman (uncredited)

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Olin Howland

Train Station Master (uncredited)

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Delos Jewkes

Choir Member (uncredited)

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Payne B. Johnson

School Boy (uncredited)

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Fred Kelsey

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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Milton Kibbee

Alf McAfee (uncredited)

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Mickey Kuhn

Boy (uncredited)

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Harry Lewis

Young Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)

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Vera Lewis

Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

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Audra Lindley

Mother (uncredited)

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Becky Mack

Thurstons' Maid (uncredited)

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Jean Maddox

First Mother (uncredited)

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Hank Mann

Sam (uncredited)

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Frank Marlowe

Soldier (uncredited)

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Thomas Martin

Fire Watcher (uncredited)

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Frank Mayo

Waiting Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Robert McKim

Handsome Jack Pressley (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Mira McKinney

Movie Theatre Cashier (uncredited)

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Freddie Mercer

Choir Member (uncredited)

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Bess Meyers

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Second Clerk (uncredited)

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Jack Mower

Man Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)

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George Nichols

Prechin' Bill Hardy (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Bob O'Connor

Fire Watcher (uncredited)

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Tempe Pigott

Mrs. Dibble (uncredited)

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Jane Randolph

Mother (uncredited)

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Gus Reed

Choir Member (uncredited)

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Frank Reicher

Board Member (uncredited)

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Sam Rice

Man Quieting Boys in Theater (uncredited)

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Ruth Robinson

Lydia's Maid (uncredited)

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Virginia Sale

Sister Sale at the Movie Theatre (uncredited)

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Sandy Shaw

Child (uncredited)

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Reginald Simpson

Candy Butcher (uncredited)

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Walter Soderling

Parishiner Wanting More Sin in Sermon (uncredited)

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Charlotte Treadway

Ella Hodges (uncredited)

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Paula Trueman

Miss Peabody (uncredited)

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Joyce Tucker

Girl (uncredited)

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Dorothy Vaughan

Mrs. Ehrlich (uncredited)

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Lottie Williams

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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Tom Wilson

Fireman Angus (uncredited)

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Gig Young

First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

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Terry Moore

Choir Member (uncredited)

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