One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven
original promo poster
Directed by	Irving Rapper
Produced by	Irving Rapper
Written by	Hartzell Spence (book) Casey Robinson
Starring	Fredric March Martha Scott Beulah Bondi Gene Lockhart
Music by	Max Steiner
Cinematography	Charles Rosher
Editing by	Warren Low
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	October 2, 1941 (1941-10-02)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

One Foot in Heaven is a 1941 American biographical film starring Fredric March, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart and Elisabeth Fraser.

The movie was adapted by Casey Robinson from the autobiography by Hartzell Spence. It was directed by Irving Rapper.

It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Plot

The film follows the life of a minister and his family and the various difficulties and people they encounter as they move from parish to parish. Minister Spence starts with a strict religious view of ministry but grows to appreciate the life of a younger generation and how he needs to minister to people, and not just going through rituals and customs.

Cast

• Fredric March as William Spence
• Martha Scott as Hope Morris Spence
• Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Lydia Sandow
• Gene Lockhart as Preston Thurston
• Elisabeth Fraser as Eileen Spence at Age 17
• Harry Davenport as Elias Samson
• Laura Hope Crews as Mrs. Preston Thurston
• Grant Mitchell as Clayton Potter
• Moroni Olsen as Dr. John Romer
• Frankie Thomas as Hartzell Spence at Age 18
• Jerome Cowan as Dr. Horrigan
• Ernest Cossart as Mr. John E. Morris
• Nana Bryant as Mrs. Morris
• Carlotta Jelm as Eileen Spence at Age 11
• Peter Caldwell as Hartzell Spence at Age 10

External links

• One Foot in Heaven at the Internet Movie Database
• One Foot in Heaven at the TCM Movie Database
• One Foot in Heaven at AllRovi