
The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
120 min
The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that she wanted all the church bells to ring for three days after she was buried, but is told that this will cost a lot of money. The checks that he writes to the various churches all bounce, but it is the weekend and, in desperation, he prays that a miracle will happen before the banks reopen. It does, but not in the way he hoped.
- Release date
- March 27, 1948
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Leigh Harline
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Box office
- $2,100,000
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Cast
- Fred MacMurray as Bill Dunnigan
- Alida Valli as Olga
- Frank Sinatra as Father Paul
- Lee J. Cobb as Marcus Harris
- Harold Vermilyea as Orloff
- Charles Meredith as Father Spinsky
- James Nolan as Tod Jones
- Veronica Pataky as Anna Klovna
- Philip Ahn as Ming Gow
- Frank Ferguson as Dolan
- Frank Wilcox as Dr. Jennings
- Dorothy Sebastian as Miss Katie Orwin (uncredited)
- Robert Bacon as Soldier in 'Joan of Arc'
- Walter Bacon as Townsman
- Sam Bagley as Crew Member
- Brooks Benedict as Drunken Man
- Oliver Blake as Slenka
- Eddie Borden as Crew Member
- Chet Brandenburg as Crew Member
- Steve Carruthers as Worshiper
- George Cathrey as Reporter
- George Chandler as Max
- Mabel Colcord as Parishioner Witnessing Miracle
- Roger Creed as Soldier in 'Joan of Arc'
- Roy Darmour as Reporter
- Ned Davenport as Priest in 'Joan of Arc'
Crew
- Irving Pichel · Director
- Russell Janney · Writer
- Ben Hecht · Writer
- Quentin Reynolds · Writer
- Jesse Lasky Jr. · Producer
- Walter MacEwen · Producer
- Leigh Harline · Composer
- Robert De Grasse · Cinematographer
- Elmo Williams · Editor