Key Details

Release StatusReleased

Release Date1949-07-27

Languageen

Runtime1h 34m

Production

20th Century Fox

6.7(29)

•1949•1h 34m

Come to the Stable

"Laughs To Make Your Heart Ring Out With Joy!"

Overview

Two nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit various townspeople to help them build a children's hospital.

Director

Writing & Screenplay

Oscar Millard Sally Benson

Cinematography

Joseph LaShelle

Principal Cast

36 credited

Loretta Young

Loretta YoungSister Margaret

Celeste Holm

Celeste HolmSister Scholastica

Hugh Marlowe

Hugh MarloweRobert Masen

Elsa Lanchester

Elsa LanchesterAmelia Potts

Thomas Gomez

Thomas GomezLuigi Rossi

Dorothy Patrick

Dorothy PatrickKitty

Basil Ruysdael

Basil RuysdaelThe Bishop

Dooley Wilson

Dooley WilsonAnthony James

Regis Toomey

Regis ToomeyMonsignor Talbot

Mike Mazurki

Mike MazurkiSam

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