Four Men and a Prayer

Four Men and a Prayer

Four Brothers Sworn to a Mighty Oath Death..Romance..Mystery..Intrigue

NR 1938 · 85 min · ★ 6.5 · Adventure, Mystery

The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.

Directed by John Ford · Written by Sonya Levien

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Loretta Young Lynn Cherrington
Richard Greene Geoffrey Leigh
George Sanders Wyatt Leigh
David Niven Christopher Leigh
C. Aubrey Smith Loring Leigh
William Henry Rodney Leigh
Berton Churchill Martin Cherrington
Alan Hale Furnoy
J. Edward Bromberg General Torres
Reginald Denny Douglas Loveland
Barry Fitzgerald Mulcahay
John Carradine General Sebastian

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