Edwin Porter, a Methodist minister, is sent to a little church in the small town of Sterling, Texas, to try to save it from financial insolvency. The move is sudden and is complicated by the fact that Porter’s wife and eight children are all very comfortable in the large, successful church they have been serving in Dallas.
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A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable will.
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Alternative movies trailers for Papa Was a Preacher
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Papa Was a Preacher (1986)
Originally premiered April 11 1986 Edwin Porter a Methodist minister is sent to a little church in the little town of Sterling TX. The church is in financial trouble ...
... und Papa war der Pastor - Papa Was A Preacher - USA 1985
4 short clips of the US film Papa was A Preacher (1985) after novel from Alyene Porter. Starring Robert Pine as Edwin Porter a priest in Texas of the 1950s.
. und Papa war der Pastor - Papa Was A Preacher - USA 1985
4 short clips of the US film Papa was A Preacher (1985) after novel from Alyene Porter. Starring Robert Pine as Edwin Porter a priest in Texas of the 1950s.
Papa was a Preacher
historical photo video with music.
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