The Keys of the Kingdom 1944 Movie

A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a ... More details

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Gregory Peck Thomas Mitchell Vincent Price

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drama father priest friend journal chinese monsignor church mandarin china bishop old rice aunt non christian disease dispensary poverty congregation mentor mother superior scotland nun missionary catholic hospitality cathedral rector rhodes scholar reference to maine new englander teaching resentment reputation moving in garden benefactor berry picking protestant holy man catechism candle beeswax honey eyeglasses maturity worldliness courage kitchen compassion arrogance peace humiliation apology praying subterfuge orient sherry confession judgement wine conference heathen fishing pole grace comrade parrot scroll hymn disciple true love tears farewell loyalty revolution famine accomplishment lifetime disappointment black and white contemplating death parting charm inevitability vanity continuity pain fear reference to college of peking diary aging handshake invitation walk flashback memory crying pneumonia reference to london cane race injury money forgiveness espionage attack lord concussion gasoline demand threaten canned goods shelter enemy general holy ghost redemption mercy supplication shot to death platonic relationship headache love explosion register salvation shelling fever shot bath army sleepless hell god gunpowder torch sanitation canon hospital pestilence dying wounded capture bombshell provisions servant children christian women battle heaven gunfire neutrality bombardment ultimatum surrender soldier guest summer home cup of tea english kindness thief silver crucifix gun robe believer irish whiskey aspirin search for happiness work visit devil best friend fellowship responsibility charity recitation dread convent oil lamp luggage habit cross reverend mother roman catholic house school room ship palanquin building adoption orphan father son relationship hill countryside soul litter doll flood infection rented room incision seminary city sign of the cross alter kneeling physician blessing remedy only son bowing sister school medicine cantonese patient doubt tea trust faith loneliness rainstorm bridge untimely death child born out of wedlock convert foreigner mass rain mission student boat umbrella 20th century 19th century catholic hospital convent school voice over village told in flashback thunderstorm theft sick child sabotage rope bridge religious bigotry religion refugee railway station racism prayer pier mother son relationship military officer methodist melodrama lost love loss of parents interfaith marriage illegitimate child humility gratitude grandmother gift friendship fishing fisherman fire field hospital extortion drowning doctor cousin cousin relationship college chinese revolution catholic school broken leg black eye atheist assault american 1920s 1910s 1890s 1880s 1870s death of friend based on novel

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