Come to the Stable

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Come to the Stable

Released Jul 27, 1949

1h 34m

Holiday

Comedy

Drama

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In this heartwarming 1949 film, Sister Margaret (Loretta Young) and Sister Scholastica (Celeste Holm) arrive unannounced and determined to build a children's hospital in the small New England town of Bethlehem. They seek to fulfill a promise they made to God when he saved a similar infirmary in war-torn Normandy. To build it, the sisters recruit various townspeople, negotiate with a bookie (Thomas Gomez) for the land and contend with a songwriter (Hugh Marlowe) who's set against the project.

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Steven D. Greydanus

Decent Films

Sweet, pious entertainment of a sort that “they don't make like that anymore.”

Rated: B

May 8, 2002

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Robert Ellis

California Eagle

Dooley Wilson, who scored one of the screen's most sensational debuts in Humphrey Bogart's Casablanca, is here reduced to a lowly chauffeur... [his] fine talent is unseen and unheard.

Oct 30, 2019

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Well acted by Celeste Holme and Lorette Young as French nuns in the U.S., this sentimental religious melodrama was very popular in 1949, garnering 7 Oscar nominations.

Rated: B-

Jun 12, 2011

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Jeremy Heilman

MovieMartyr.com

Surely a film that shows both its age and its seams, Come to the Stable nonetheless remains a testament to old Hollywood's ability to sell anything it put its mind to.

Rated: 54/100

Feb 15, 2009

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steve d

Not an especially interesting story despite a few strong performances.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

This movie was wholesome without being terribly cliche. More specifically, the fact that the nuns were unsuccessful at raising enough money for the building was unexpected. Hugh Marlowe's convincing repentance scene was a perfect way to end the movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

One of the most heart-warming movies ever made.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Frances H

Classic Christmas flick that is good, but not quite up to Going My Way or The Bells of St. Mary.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/20/15

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Audience Member

Sweet movie with a nice message but 7 Oscar nominations?

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Pure schmaltz and I love it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Henry Koster

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Loretta Young

Sister Margaret

Celeste Holm

Sister Scholastica

Hugh Marlowe

Robert Masen

Elsa Lanchester

Amelia Potts

Thomas Gomez

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Synopsis

In this heartwarming 1949 film, Sister Margaret (Loretta Young) and Sister Scholastica (Celeste Holm) arrive unannounced and determined to build a children's hospital in the small New England town of Bethlehem. They seek to fulfill a promise they made to God when he saved a similar infirmary in war-torn Normandy. To build it, the sisters recruit various townspeople, negotiate with a bookie (Thomas Gomez) for the land and contend with a songwriter (Hugh Marlowe) who's set against the project.

Director: Henry Koster
Producer: Samuel G. Engel
Screenwriter: Sally Benson, Clare Boothe Luce, Oscar Millard
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Holiday, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 27, 1949, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 21, 2014
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Mono

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