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!

Duration: 108 min

Release date: 1941-11-01

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

Drama

One Foot in Heaven

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as William Spence

as Hope Morris Spence

as Lydia Sandow

as Preston Thurston

Elisabeth Fraser

Elisabeth Fraser

as Eileen Spence at Age 17

Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

as Elias Samson

Laura Hope Crews

Laura Hope Crews

as Mrs. Preston Thurston

as Clayton Potter

as Dr. John Romer

as Hartzell Spence

as Dr. Horrigan

as John E. Morris

as Eileen Spence

as Hartzell Spence

as Frazer Spence

as Woman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)

as Child (uncredited)

as George Reynolds (uncredited)

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

as Sister Watkins (uncredited)

Hobart Bosworth

Hobart Bosworth

as Richard Hardy Case (uncredited)

as Child (uncredited)

as Mac MacFarland (uncredited)

Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)

as Second Bride (uncredited)

as Boy (uncredited)

Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

as Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited)

as Child (uncredited)

as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)

as First Bride (uncredited)

as Mrs. Spicer (uncredited)

as Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)

as Woman Gossip (uncredited)

Charles Ferguson

Charles Ferguson

as Townsman (uncredited)

as Lulu Digby (uncredited)

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

as Panhandler (uncredited)

as Fire Chief (uncredited)

as Church Usher (uncredited)

as Haskins (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood

Herbert Heywood

as Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Gertrude Hoffmann

Gertrude Hoffmann

as Elderly Woman (uncredited)

as Train Station Master (uncredited)

as Choir Member (uncredited)

Payne B. Johnson

Payne B. Johnson

as School Boy (uncredited)

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

as Alf McAfee (uncredited)

as Boy (uncredited)

as Young Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)

as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)

as Mother (uncredited)

as Thurstons' Maid (uncredited)

as First Mother (uncredited)

as Sam (uncredited)

as Soldier (uncredited)

as Fire Watcher (uncredited)

as Waiting Train Passenger (uncredited)

as Handsome Jack Pressley (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Movie Theatre Cashier (uncredited)

as Choir Member (uncredited)

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

as Second Clerk (uncredited)

as Man Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)

as Prechin' Bill Hardy (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Fire Watcher (uncredited)

as Mrs. Dibble (uncredited)

as Mother (uncredited)

as Choir Member (uncredited)

as Board Member (uncredited)

as Man Quieting Boys in Theater (uncredited)

as Lydia's Maid (uncredited)

as Sister Sale at the Movie Theatre (uncredited)

as Child (uncredited)

Reginald Simpson

Reginald Simpson

as Candy Butcher (uncredited)

Walter Soderling

Walter Soderling

as Parishiner Wanting More Sin in Sermon (uncredited)

Charlotte Treadway

Charlotte Treadway

as Ella Hodges (uncredited)

as Miss Peabody (uncredited)

as Girl (uncredited)

Dorothy Vaughan

Dorothy Vaughan

as Mrs. Ehrlich (uncredited)

Lottie Williams

Lottie Williams

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

as Fireman Angus (uncredited)

as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

as Choir Member (uncredited)

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Carl Jules Weyl

Carl Jules Weyl

Hartzell Spence

Hartzell Spence

Director of Photography

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