Come To The Stable Part One

Finding this movie anywhere used to be a rather difficult task. I recorded it some years back and ran it in its entirety on Veoh last year to good response.

While Come to the Stable is not exactly a Christmas movie in the sense that it takes place during that time of year, it does embody all the themes that a Good Christmas film should have, not to mention Loretta Young and Celeste Holmes as a couple of nuns who set out to build a hospital to keep a promise the made to God during WWII. So when I was young, this movie was paraded out with all the other Christmas movies for the same reason that Going My Way and Bells of St. Mary's was trotted out on the local station late shows the week before Christmas. It just wasn't Christmas without priests and nuns.

All kidding aside this is an uplifting tug on your heart strings make you feel warm inside kind of movie. Both Young and Holmes are terrific along with Hugh Marlowe and Elsa Lanchester.

In Part One, Sisters Margret and Scholastica arrive in Bethlehem to meet Mrs. Potts, whose paintings they have long admired. Mrs. Potts, who seems a bit flustered at the fact that they will be spending the night does not catch on to the fact that the nuns will be staying much longer than a 24 hour sleep over.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Merry
• Christmas
• Happy
• Holidays

[Operaman41]

I wished nun's would look like nun's today instead of looking like everyones grandmother!

[ladynw777]

thank you for this film

[gilgarcia3515]

Thank you!! This will be airing this Monday, February 27, 2012; 8:30 CST on Turner Classic Movies. Thank you again for this posting. 

[flipdog1022]

Thank you! Great movie!

[louise4053]

@SymphonyBrahms This is on DVD. I only know it because I rented it after a very long search in video stores. The last time was 3 years ago at Blockbuster. They've since gone out of business. Had I not rented it, I too would say that it's not on DVD. Even Turner does not sell it on their web site. It must be out there some place.

[louise4053]

Thanks a million for this movie! I used to rent it every year (it never was for sale) until the video store closed. It really is a wonderful Christmas story. The casting is perfect. Thanks again. You did us all a great favor!!!

[cossack207]

@singergaglad glad this is still up as i watch it every Christmas time. and thank you for the information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[singergal57]

A beautiful film, why are there none like this made anymore? The reverence and beauty of faith is simply awesome. I have had this on VHS and played it many times, it is not available on DVD but is occasionally shown on Fox Movie Channel. Loretta Young was quite religious and a devout Catholic, I read that during the making of this film she chastised Celeste Holm for not kneeling correctly! The last scene is extremely beautiful and powerful. THANK YOU so much for uploading this film!

[skylilly1]

The little boy with the Angel wings..oh my gosh..he's so cute! This movie really moves me..what is it about nuns?? I went to catholic school for 9 years,,I miss those days with the nuns..good memories!

[justjoanie67]

My mom has been telling about this movie forever. It's such a shame it's not on DVD, but thanks to you I can finally watch it. I sent her the link too. She's going to be tickled pink. Thanks for sharing!!

[SymphonyBrahms]

Why is this wonderful film not available on DVD?