Monday, February 27, 2012

Come to the Stable (1949)


Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1950 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role
Loretta Young
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Celeste Holm
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Elsa Lanchester
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
Lyle R. Wheeler
Joseph C. Wright
Thomas Little
Paul S. Fox
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Joseph LaShelle
Best Music, Original Song
Alfred Newman (music)
Mack Gordon (lyrics)
For the song "Through a Long and Sleepless Night"
Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
Clare Boothe Luce

Twentieth Century-Fox
Directed by Henry Koster
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(VHS, Fox)
(Turner Classic Movies)

Contrived story of two nuns who follow up on their promise to God to build a hospital in New England after WWII. Despite arriving with no money, no land and no plan, they get "help" every step of the way. Coincidence, and more often guilt, is their real secret weapon. Filled with soaring choirs, violins and the angelic face of Loretta Young as the nun who won't take no for an answer.

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