Come to the Stable | |
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Directed by | Henry Koster |
Produced by | Samuel G. Engel |
Written by |
Sally Benson Clare Boothe Luce Oscar Millard |
Starring |
Loretta Young Celeste Holm |
Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle |
Edited by | William Reynolds |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date
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September 1949 |
Running time
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94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English French |
Come to the Stable is a 1949 American film which tells the true story of the Abbey of Regina Laudis and the two French nuns who come to a small New England town and involved the townsfolk in helping them to build a children's hospital. It stars Loretta Young, Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe, Elsa Lanchester, Thomas Gomez, Dooley Wilson and Regis Toomey.
The movie was based on a script written by Clare Boothe Luce, and the screenplay was written by Sally Benson, Clare Boothe Luce and Oscar Millard. It was directed by Henry Koster.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for 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 Wheeler, Joseph C. Wright, Thomas Little, Paul S. Fox), Best Cinematography, Best Music, Song (Alfred Newman and Mack Gordon for "Through a Long and Sleepless Night") and Best Writing, Motion Picture Story.