Stars in My Crown (film)

Stars In My Crown is a 1950 western film starring Joel McCrea as a preacher who tames an unruly town. It was based on the novel of the same name by Joe David Brown.

Josiah settles in and becomes a wellrespected member of the community. The people build a church. He marries Harriet Ellen Drew and raises her orphan nephew John Dean Stockwell. The story is narrated by Marshall Thompson, as an adult John.When the beloved Dr. Harris, Sr. Lewis Stone dies, his place is taken by his son James Mitchell, but the younger, unreligious man is not wellliked and wants to leave Walesburg. He falls in love with the schoolteacher, Faith Samuels Amanda Blake. She is reluctant to marry him, as he insists on moving away. ........

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