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Count Three and Pray

  • 1955
  • Approved
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
643
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Count Three and Pray (1955)
DramaWestern

A pastor with a shady past moves into a rural town just after the Civil War.A pastor with a shady past moves into a rural town just after the Civil War.A pastor with a shady past moves into a rural town just after the Civil War.

  • Director
    • George Sherman
  • Writer
    • Herb Meadow
  • Stars
    • Van Heflin
    • Joanne Woodward
    • Philip Carey
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    643
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George Sherman
    • Writer
      • Herb Meadow
    • Stars
      • Van Heflin
      • Joanne Woodward
      • Philip Carey
    • 16User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Van Heflin
    Van Heflin
    • Luke Fargo
    Joanne Woodward
    Joanne Woodward
    • Lissy
    Philip Carey
    Philip Carey
    • Albert Loomis
    • (as Phil Carey)
    Raymond Burr
    Raymond Burr
    • Yancey Huggins
    Allison Hayes
    Allison Hayes
    • Georgina Decrais
    Myron Healey
    Myron Healey
    • Floyd Miller
    Nancy Kulp
    Nancy Kulp
    • Matty Miller
    James Griffith
    James Griffith
    • Swallow
    Richard Webb
    Richard Webb
    • Big
    Kathryn Givney
    Kathryn Givney
    • Mrs. Decrais
    Robert Burton
    Robert Burton
    • Bishop
    Emile Avery
    • Race Starter
    • (uncredited)
    John Cason
    John Cason
    • Charlie Vancouver
    • (uncredited)
    Cecil Combs
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Juney Ellis
    • Lilly Mae
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Hack
    Herman Hack
    • Fight Spectator on Horseback
    • (uncredited)
    Signe Hack
    • Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Hawkins
    Jimmy Hawkins
    • Corey
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Sherman
    • Writer
      • Herb Meadow
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Joanne's Woodward's middle daughter Melissa is supposedly named after the character she played in this.
    • Goofs
      When Georgina DeCrais gets into her carriage after being handed her package by Yancy Huggins, her dress gets caught in the door of the carriage. After her horses run off, she exits the carriage from the opposite side and her dress being caught doesn't stop her from exiting.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Autumn Leaves (1956)
    • Soundtracks
      Little Brown Jug
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    User reviews16

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    9/10

    a real gem...!

    boy did i get a crush on joanne woodward when i first saw this movie as a teen in the 1950s. & guess what? i still do. great movie. solid, moving, funny. van heflin the perfect soul-searching good guy & raymond burr the perfect nasty badguy...& oh that wonderful joanne...lucky paul newman... smart fellow!
    • inframan
    • Aug 11, 2001
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    • Release date
      • October 1955 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Calico Pony
    • Filming locations
      • North Ranch, Lindero Canyon Road at Kanan Road, Agoura Hills, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Copa Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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