One Foot in Heaven

Folks, meet a grand FATHER! He's the affable, laffable head of the most delightful family that ever stepped out of America's screens...into America's hearts!

Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.

Fredric March

(William Spence)

Martha Scott

(Hope Morris Spence)

Beulah Bondi

(Lydia Sandow)

Gene Lockhart

(Preston Thurston)

Elisabeth Fraser

(Eileen Spence at Age 17)

Harry Davenport

(Elias Samson)

Laura Hope Crews

(Mrs. Preston Thurston)

Grant Mitchell

(Clayton Potter)

Moroni Olsen

(Dr. John Romer)

Frankie Thomas

(Hartzell Spence)

Jerome Cowan

(Dr. Horrigan)

Ernest Cossart

(John E. Morris)

Nana Bryant

(Mrs. Morris)

Carlotta Jelm

(Eileen Spence)

Peter Caldwell

(Hartzell Spence)

Casey Johnson

(Frazer Spence)

Dorothy Adams

(Woman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited))

Joan Anderson

(Child (uncredited))

Roscoe Ates

(George Reynolds (uncredited))

Leah Baird

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Clara Blandick

(Sister Watkins (uncredited))

Hobart Bosworth

(Richard Hardy Case (uncredited))

Jed Breslau

(Child (uncredited))

Harlan Briggs

(Mac MacFarland (uncredited))

Virginia Brissac

(Mrs. Jellison (uncredited))

Mary Brodel

(Second Bride (uncredited))

Sonny Bupp

(Boy (uncredited))

Chester Conklin

(Man Crying During Baptism (uncredited))

Ted Crane

(Child (uncredited))

Charles Drake

(Second Bridegroom (uncredited))

Ann Edmonds

(First Bride (uncredited))

Sarah Edwards

(Mrs. Spicer (uncredited))

Dick Elliott

(Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited))

Fern Emmett

(Woman Gossip (uncredited))

Charles Ferguson

(Townsman (uncredited))

Mary Field

(Lulu Digby (uncredited))

Inez Gay

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Sol Gorss

(Panhandler (uncredited))

William Gould

(Fire Chief (uncredited))

Creighton Hale

(Church Usher (uncredited))

Charles Halton

(Haskins (uncredited))

Herbert Heywood

(Shopkeeper (uncredited))

Gertrude Hoffmann

(Elderly Woman (uncredited))

Olin Howland

(Train Station Master (uncredited))

Delos Jewkes

(Choir Member (uncredited))

Payne B. Johnson

(School Boy (uncredited))

Fred Kelsey

(Train Conductor (uncredited))

Milton Kibbee

(Alf McAfee (uncredited))

Mickey Kuhn

(Boy (uncredited))

Harry Lewis

(Young Soldier in Hospital (uncredited))

Vera Lewis

(Mrs. Simpson (uncredited))

Audra Lindley

(Mother (uncredited))

Becky Mack

(Thurstons' Maid (uncredited))

Jean Maddox

(First Mother (uncredited))

Hank Mann

(Sam (uncredited))

Frank Marlowe

(Soldier (uncredited))

Thomas Martin

(Fire Watcher (uncredited))

Frank Mayo

(Waiting Train Passenger (uncredited))

Robert McKim

(Handsome Jack Pressley (archive footage) (uncredited))

Mira McKinney

(Movie Theatre Cashier (uncredited))

Freddie Mercer

(Choir Member (uncredited))

Bess Meyers

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Harold Miller

(Second Clerk (uncredited))

Jack Mower

(Man Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited))

George Nichols

(Prechin' Bill Hardy (archive footage) (uncredited))

Bob O'Connor

(Fire Watcher (uncredited))

Tempe Pigott

(Mrs. Dibble (uncredited))

Jane Randolph

(Mother (uncredited))

Gus Reed

(Choir Member (uncredited))

Frank Reicher

(Board Member (uncredited))

Sam Rice

(Man Quieting Boys in Theater (uncredited))

Ruth Robinson

(Lydia's Maid (uncredited))

Virginia Sale

(Sister Sale at the Movie Theatre (uncredited))

Sandy Shaw

(Child (uncredited))

Reginald Simpson

(Candy Butcher (uncredited))

Walter Soderling

(Parishiner Wanting More Sin in Sermon (uncredited))

Charlotte Treadway

(Ella Hodges (uncredited))

Paula Trueman

(Miss Peabody (uncredited))

Joyce Tucker

(Girl (uncredited))

Dorothy Vaughan

(Mrs. Ehrlich (uncredited))

Lottie Williams

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Tom Wilson

(Fireman Angus (uncredited))

Gig Young

(First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited))

Terry Moore

(Choir Member (uncredited))