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Box office. $683,000 [1] When in Rome is a 1952 American comedy drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Van Johnson, Paul Douglas, and Joseph Calleia. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and was based on a story by Robert Buckner, Dorothy Kingsley, and Charles Schnee. The picture opens with the following text: ”1950 was a ...
When in Rome: Directed by Clarence Brown. With Van Johnson, Paul Douglas, Joseph Calleia, Carlo Rizzo. An American fugitive flees to Rome and tries to elude capture by masquerading as a priest.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Clarence Brown
- 1952-07-10
When In Rome (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Father Hooligan Escaped convict Joe (Paul Douglas) is suddenly inspired to steal his cabin-mate's clothes upon arrival in Genoa, leaving priest John (Van Johnson) predictably in the lurch, in When In Rome, 1952.
- Clarence Brown, Jerry Thorpe
- Van Johnson
Jun 22, 2021 · An original screenplay not based on previous material, it is at once a comedy of mistaken identity and a drama of moral conversion. Father Halligan meets Joe Brewster on a ship from New York to ...
When in Rome. Joe Brewster (Paul Douglas) is a shifty con man on the run in Rome. Taking on the guise of visiting priest Father John X. Halligan (Van Johnson) to elude the authorities, Joe is ...
- Comedy, Drama
- Van Johnson
- Clarence Brown
When in Rome is a 1952 American comedy drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Van Johnson, Paul Douglas, and Joseph Calleia. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and was based on a story by Robert Buckner, Dorothy Kingsley, and Charles Schnee. The picture opens with the following text: ”1950 was a Holy Year. Three million pilgrims from every part of the world thronged to ...
Reverent to a fault, When in Rome could have been insufferably saccharine, but the no-nonsense performances of Paul Douglas and Van Johnson carry the day. Enhancing the film is producer-director Clarence Brown's decision -- thankfully approved by the MGM front office -- to lens much of the story on location in Rome and Vatican City.
