Stars in My Crown

Stars in My Crown

1950 · 90 min · EN · 7.1 (51 votes)
Dir. Jacques Tourneur · Starring Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Dean Stockwell, Alan Hale, Lewis Stone, James Mitchell · Music Adolph Deutsch

“"Take Your Choice...Either I Speak...Or My Pistols Do!"”

Western

An orphaned man recalls his upbringing with his aunt and her husband, the parson, in a small Western town during the Reconstruction.

VIBE

A gentle, earnest look at faith and community in a bygone era. It feels like a warm, familiar story unfolding with quiet conviction, exploring timeless themes of human connection and societal challenges.

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