Second Chance

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1h 12m

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5.6/10

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A bank president and his wife, facing a crisis in their life and both nearing the age of fifty, look back on what has happened to them over the years of their marriage; they were young peopl... Read allA bank president and his wife, facing a crisis in their life and both nearing the age of fifty, look back on what has happened to them over the years of their marriage; they were young people who got married in the average way, lived average lives, raised two sons and realize tha... Read allA bank president and his wife, facing a crisis in their life and both nearing the age of fifty, look back on what has happened to them over the years of their marriage; they were young people who got married in the average way, lived average lives, raised two sons and realize that most of the incidents in their lives were counterpoint to most people---hard times, sala... Read all

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Director
- William Beaudine
Writers
- Robert Presnell Sr.(original screenplay)
- Faith Baldwin(original story)
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A bank president and his wife, facing a crisis in their life and both nearing the age of fifty, look back on what has happened to them over the years of their marriage; they were young people who got married in the average way, lived average lives, raised two sons and realize that most of the incidents in their lives were counterpoint to most people---hard times, salary raises, promotions, loss of a son in war, discharge of social and economic obligations---and the effect of such was a gradual drifting-away from their church and a diminishing importance they gave their religion. —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

bank president

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Hugh Beaumont, who plays a pastor in the film, was a real-life minister.

Soundtracks
Faith of Our Fathers
Music by H.F. Hemy
Words by Frederick Faber
Sung by The Cathedral Choir of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood
Conducted by Dr. Charles Hirt

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6/10

Well Constructed And Performed

Doctor John Holland tells Ruth Warrick she is terminally ill. In a daze, she walks halfway home, sits in the park and reviews her married life with John Hubbard, from newlyweds active in the Church, to her present state, financially and socially prominent, but alienated from her son and the Church.

It's one of the movies that William Beaudine directed in this period for the Protestant Film Commission. While it's heavy-handed in its message for an agnostic Jew like me, its message is sound, the script is cogent and the roles are well performed.

It's of most interest to me that Hugh Beaumont plays the minister. He's one of the actors I knew from childhood for his performance on TV's Leave It To Beaver. Little did I know then that he actually was a Christian minister, had graduated from USC with a Master of Theology degree in 1946, and ran a lay ministry throughout his acting career.

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