The Keys of the Kingdom
US (1944): Drama/Religious
An early role for a perfectly cast Gregory Peck earned him his first Oscar® nomination. Peck portrays a Scottish missionary doing God's work in a China beset by war and poverty. Also features Roddy McDowall as the missionary's boyhood self. Adapted by Nunnally Johnson from the novel by A. J. Cronin. John M. Stahl directs a cast that includes Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Edmund Gwenn, Cedric Hardwicke, Peggy Ann Garner, James Gleason and Anne Rivere. (20th Century-Fox) (amctv.com)
4 nominations
· Actor 1945: Gregory Peck
· Interior Decoration (Black and White) 1945: James Basevi & William S. Darling - Art Direction, Thomas Little & Frank E. Hughes - Set Decoration
· Cinematography (Black and White) 1945: Arthur C. Miller
· Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) 1945: Alfred Newman