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Portrays the conversion to Christianity of a young Zealot, Joel, and the Roman soldier Longinus through the teachings of Jesus in his Parable of the Good Samaritan.
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Audiences 61GoodWatch 56
IMDb6.1
Running time
1 h 18 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −31 min on the typical 109
typical 10978Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1939
October 2, 1939
87 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
24 of 25
John BealJoel
Albert DekkerLonginus
Maurice MoscovitchLamech
Marjorie CooleyTamar
Ian WolfeTax Collector
Lloyd CorriganJemuel- WMWarren McCollumZadok
Olaf HyttenNathan- MLMarc LoebellJudas
- AMAnthony MarloweSinger
Lester SharpeFirst Zealot
Harold MinjirAndrew- EGEarl GunnWounded Man
- ASAlbert SpehrSecond Zealot
- GRGeorge RosenerMerchant
John MertonUnder-Officer- PIPerry IvinsFirst Elder
D'Arcy CorriganBlind Man
Max DavidsonOld Man
Stanley PriceSecond Elder
Belle MitchellJemuel's Wife
Irving PichelJesus Christ (voice)- RPRose PlumerTownswoman
Evelyn SelbieTownswoman
Directing · 1
- Irving Pichel Director
Writing · 1
- Dana Burnet Screenplay
Production · 1
- John T. Coyle Producer
Camera · 1
- Charles P. Boyle Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Ralph Dixon Editor
Sound · 2
- Hans J. Salter Music
- Walter Jurmann Music
Art · 1
- Edward C. Jewell Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Travis Banton Costume Design
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