Based on the 1946 Russell Janney best-seller of the same name, The Miracle of the Bells features Frank Sinatra in the 3rd-billed role of Father Paul, a priest. The two top-billed stars are Fred MacMurray, fresh from a match-up with Claudette Colbert in The Egg and I, and the long-forgotten [Alida] Valli, who, in spite of Hollywood's best effort, did not become "the next Garbo".
Theatrical poster: Wikipedia
Quote source: Frank Sinatra Biography
In other words, the movie did go over well with audiences and critics, Bosley Crowther included.
This climactic limpness of the picture, which, unless one is ultra-devout, is likely to be most distasteful, is not the only dissolution of the book done by the Ben Hecht and Quentin Reynolds' screen play. Nor is it the only dramatic weakness of the film. (The New York Times, 3/17/1948)
Meanwhile, Grandma and Grandpa Luthgren and Auntie Gen certainly look as though they're enjoying themselves. Away from the movies.
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