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[singergal57]

THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this wonderful movie. Freddie March was a brilliant actor.

This film has a unique moral tone which encompasses and enriches anyone who sees it.

It has long been a favorite of mine. The last scene in which March is playing "The Church's One Foundation" on the carillon is so moving as one can see the emotion and tears in his eyes as the crowd gathers. (A little hard to believe that a whole town would come out singing, but this is Hollywood and makes the movie great)

[surryhouse]

I've heard of this movie "one foot in heaven" always wanted to see it, thank you sooooo much for uploading this film.

[Michaelbos]

THANK YOU for posting this entire movie. This was made in a period of time what is now prefered to as " The greatest generation"  When God was a foundation of this country and it was not afraid to say the word GOD and do not spit in his face. It was a time that this was normal to make such movies with messages.  THANK YOU again

[norfolk03]

Always wanted to see this, many thanks for sharing!

[mysweetharmony]

I think Turner Classics has a print of this film. Try to see it; like the world it represents, this beautiful film may also disappear forever.

[mysweetharmony]

The movie is filled with an array of Hollywood's best character actors, and the extremely detailed sets, costumes, etc really serve as a "window" to another time and place in our American past.

And then, there is the final scene, one of the most moving and unique in any film that I know. Once again, the ultimate destination of the plot is nothing earth-shaking---but the concept and staging of the last scene is really remarkable.

[mysweetharmony]

I am amazed that Frederic March is sometimes regarded as a dull actor; he was the epitome of subtle, honest realism, and he carries the narrative of this film in an amazing way, tender, gracious, humorous, a bit stodgy--but always willing to "bend" when necessary, resourceful, loving, and above all, very human.

[mysweetharmony]

This was a major Warner Brothers release and, with Hal Wallis as producer, one expects and gets a very high quality film which lovingly recreates scenes from the life of an ordinary Methodist minister during the first 40 years of the 20th century. No earth-shaking events here--just the day-to-day trials and tribulations, the simple joys and heartaches, the small-town politics and frustrations that reveal humanity in all of its imperfections.

[mysweetharmony]

Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.

[mysweetharmony]

A WORLD THAT IS GONE FOREVER! "One Foot in Heaven" is quite simply one of the most beautiful films that I have encountered. A mainstream film of this sort would NEVER even be considered today; it seems even a bit tame for 1940.

And yet, the world was vastly different then, and the gentle,loving tone of this film reflects a sort of "old-time" morality that seems hopelessly lost today.