A Man Called Peter (1955)

***A Man Called Peter*** is a 1955 American drama film directed by Henry Koster, and starring Richard Todd. The film is based on the life of preacher Peter Marshall, who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate and pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D. C., before his early death. It is adapted from the 1951 biography of the same name, written by his widow, Catherine Marshall.

The film was a box-office hit in 1955, and it was nominated for an Oscar in 1956 for its color cinematography.

This was the final feature film of the actress Jean Peters, who played Catherine Marshall. Alfred Newman reused much of his score from his 1948 film *The Walls of Jericho*.

## Shooting

* Filming was from September of 1954 - November of 1954.

## Cast

* Richard Todd - The Rev. Peter Marshall
* Jean Peters - Catherine Wood Marshall
* Marjorie Rambeau - Miss Laura Fowler
* Jill Esmond - Mrs. Findlay
* Les Tremayne - Sen. Willis K. Harvey
* Robert Burton - Mr. Peyton
* Gladys Hurlbut - Mrs. Peyton
* Richard Garrick - Col. Evanston Whiting
* Gloria Gordon - Barbara
* Billy Chapin - Peter John Marshall

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Alexander Campbell - Church Elder (scenes deleted)
* Jonathan Hole - Church Elder (scenes deleted)
* John Alban - Party Guest (uncredited)
* John Albright - Canteen Guest (uncredited)
* Eleanor Audley - Member of Congregation (uncredited)
* Agnes Bartholomew - Grandmother (uncredited)
* Mary Bayless - Party Guest (uncredited)
* Brandon Beach - Party Guest (uncredited)
* Arthur Berkeley - Rally Spectator (uncredited)
* James Best - Man with Jane at Youth Rally (uncredited)
* Rudy Bowman - Rally Spectator (uncredited)
* Paul Bradley - Party Guest (uncredited)
* Chet Brandenburg - Churchgoer (uncredited)
* Ralph Brooks - Man Leaving Restaurant (uncredited)
* Brad Brown - Rally Spectator (uncredited)
* Morgan Brown - Churchgoer (uncredited)
* Marietta Canty - Emma (uncredited)
* Steve Carruthers - Party Guest (uncredited)
* Betty Caulfield - Jane Whitney (uncredited)
* Dick Cherney - Churchgoer (uncredited)
* Ruth Clifford - Nurse (uncredited)
* Richard Collier - Lyle, the Parking Valet (uncredited)
* Christopher Cook - Bon Hunter (uncredited)
* Sally Corner - Mrs. Evanston Whiting (uncredited)
* Jacqueline Cox - Diana (uncredited)
* Oliver Cross - Churchgoer (uncredited)
* Jane Crowley - Rally Spectator (uncredited)
* Steve Darrell - Doctor (uncredited)
* Ann B. Davis - Ruby Coleman (uncredited)
* Jack Deery - Churchgoer (uncredited)
* Edward Earle - Sen. Prescott (uncredited)
* Charles Evans - President of the Senate (uncredited)
* Harry Evans - Churchgoer (uncredited)
* Charles Fogel - Churchgoer (uncredited)
* William Forrest - Columbia Seminary President (uncredited)
* Brian Franklin - Young Peter (uncredited)
* Roy Glenn - The Laborer (uncredited)
* Robert Haines - Churchgoer (uncredited)
* Stuart Hall - Senator (uncredited)
* Sam Harris - Churchgoer (uncredited)
* Oliver Hartwell - Janitor (uncredited)
* Mimi Hutson - College Girl (uncredited)
* Michael Jeffers - Churchgoer (uncredited)
* Delos Jewkes - Member of Choir (uncredited)
* Rickey Kelman - Peter John (Age 5) (uncredited)
* Colin Kenny - Man at Youth Rally (uncredited)
* Larry Kent - Chaplain (uncredited)
* Paul Kruger - Man at Service (uncredited)
* Anne Kunde - Rally Spectator (uncredited)
* Perk Lazelle - Churchgoer (uncredited)
* Doris Lloyd - Miss Hopkins (uncredited)
* Dayton Lummis - Scottish Police Constable (uncredited)
* Emmett Lynn - Mr. Briscoe (uncredited)
* Florence MacAfee - Mrs. Ferguson (uncredited)
* Wilbur Mack - Churchgoer (uncredited)
* Hank Mann - Man at Youth Rally (uncredited)
* Sam McDaniel - Henry, the Waiter (uncredited)
* Frank McLure - Party Guest (uncredited)
* Russell Meeker - Rally Spectator (uncredited)
* Carlyle Mitchell - Dr. Black (uncredited)
* Barbara Morrison - Miss Standish (uncredited)
* Jimmy Murphy - Boy at Youth Rally (uncredited)
* Dorothy Neumann - Miss Crilly (uncredited)
* Leslie Parrish - Newlywed (uncredited)
* Joan Patti - Young Woman in Pink (uncredited)
* Voltaire Perkins - Sen. Wiley (uncredited)
* John Pike - David (uncredited)
* Murray Pollack - Doctor (uncredited)
* Maudie Prickett - Mrs. Pike (uncredited)
* Amanda Randolph - Willie (uncredited)
* Jeffrey Sayre - Boat Passenger / Parishioner Outside Church (uncredited)
* Scott Seaton - Rally Spectator (uncredited)
* Winston Severn - David Weed (uncredited)
* Steffi Sidney - Rowdy at Youth Rally (uncredited)
* Janet Stewart - Nancy (uncredited)
* Louis Torres Jr. - Peter (Age 6) (uncredited)
* Arthur Tovey - Church Usher (uncredited)
* Eleanore Vogel - Rally Spectator (uncredited)
* Peter J. Votrian - Peter Marshall (Age 7-14) (uncredited)
* Bill Walker - The Whiting's Butler (uncredited)
* Ben Wright - Mr. Findlay (uncredited)