The Parish Priest
Cast & Crew
Joseph J. Franz
William Desmond
Thomas Ricketts
Carl Miller
J. Morris Foster
Walter Perry
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Synopsis
John Whalen is ordained into the priesthood and assumes the leadership of a small town New Jersey parish. His dying mother's last wish is that young doctor Edward Welsh and his sweetheart be married. Rev. Whalen devotes much time and effort to overcoming the obstacles to the union, managing along the way to solve the problems of other townspeople.
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Director
Joseph J. Franz
Cast
William Desmond
Thomas Ricketts
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Carl Miller
J. Morris Foster
Walter Perry
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Margaret Livingston
Ruth Renick
Billie Bennett
L. M. Wells
Lydia Knott
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Film Details
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Notes
Contemporary trade journals state that the film was finished in March 1920; it had its premiere in Wilkes-Barre, PA in December 1920, and probably did not open in major cities until February 1921. It is listed in the AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30 (F2.4142).
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