Joel McCrea
Josiah Doziah Gray
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English. Budget. $1,175,000 [1] Box office. $2,146,000 [1] Stars in My Crown is a 1950 Western film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Joel McCrea as a preacher whose faith tames an unruly town by inspiring the townspeople to change. It was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by Joe David Brown.
Stars in My Crown: Directed by Jacques Tourneur. With Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Dean Stockwell, Alan Hale. In 1865, the small Southern town of Walsburg has become so dangerous that Parson Josiah Doziah Gray gives his sermons while holding a gun.
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Alan Hale. Jed Isbell. Lewis Stone. Dr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr. Advertise With Us. Man of God Josiah Gray (Joel McCrea) is determined to bring religion to the people of Walesburg, a dusty...
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The gentle drama Stars in My Crown (1950) centers around the residents of a small 19th-century town in the American West and the country parson (Joel McCrea) whose presence makes their lives better. Told through the nostalgic eyes of the parson's adopted young nephew, John (Dean Stockwell), Stars in My Crown is an engaging slice of Americana ...
Summaries. In 1865, the small Southern town of Walsburg has become so dangerous that Parson Josiah Doziah Gray gives his sermons while holding a gun. Civil War veteran Josiah Grey comes to a small town to be a gospel minister. In time he has a family and many friends, but he also finds friction with a few of his parishioners.
Jun 30, 2023 · Stars in My Crown. By Richard Brody. June 30, 2023. This historical drama, from 1950, by the French-born director Jacques Tourneur, is one of Hollywood’s frankest and fiercest depictions of...
