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The Miracle of the Bells

1948 · 2h 0m · Drama · United States of America

The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that she wanted all the church bells to ring for three days after she was buried, but is told that this will cost a lot of money. The checks that he writes to the various churches all bounce, but it is the weekend and, in desperation, he prays that a miracle will happen before the banks reopen. It does, but not in the way he hoped.

Directed by
Irving Pichel
Written by
Ben Hecht, Quentin Reynolds
Based on the novel by
Russell Janney
Starring
Fred MacMurray, Alida Valli, Frank Sinatra, Lee J. Cobb
6.1Smart score

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