Reaching from Heaven (1948)

MovieRomance, Drama1h 20m
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Plot

Just as church services are letting out, a shabbily-dressed stranger is run over by an automobile in front of the church. The stranger is helped mentally and physically by the minister and congregation members, who help him regain his self-confidence and also to accept the death of his wife as she was about to embark from Europe, as a displaced person, to join him in America.

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Hugh BeaumontHugh BeaumontBill StarlingCheryl WalkerCheryl WalkerMadeline BradleyJohn QualenJohn QualenThe StrangerRegis ToomeyRegis ToomeyPastorCharles EvansCharles EvansWalter Graves (as Chas. Evans)Margaret HamiltonMargaret HamiltonSophie ManleyAddison RichardsAddison RichardsMax BradleyNana BryantNana BryantKay Bradley

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