Come to the Stable

1949
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1h 34m

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Celeste Holm and Loretta Young in Come to the Stable (1949)

Two nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit various townspeople to help them build a children's hospital.Two nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit various townspeople to help them build a children's hospital.Two nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit various townspeople to help them build a children's hospital.

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7.1/10

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Nominated for 7 Oscars
- 9 nominations total

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Loretta Young

Sister Margaret

Celeste Holm

Sister Scholastica

Hugh Marlowe

Robert 'Bob' Mason

Elsa Lanchester

Amelia Potts

Thomas Gomez

Luigi Rossi

Dorothy Patrick

Kitty Blaine

Basil Ruysdael

The Bishop

Dooley Wilson

Anthony James

Regis Toomey

Monsignor Talbot

Mike Mazurki

Walter Baldwin

Claude Jarman - Realtor
(uncredited)

Pati Behrs

Nun
(uncredited)

John Bleifer

Rosey - Rossi's Goon
(uncredited)

Nan Boardman

Nun
(uncredited)

Wally Brown

Howard Sheldon - Bob's Agent
(uncredited)

Russ Clark

Policeman
(uncredited)

Louise Colombet

Nun
(uncredited)

Teddy Driver

Cherub
(uncredited)

Director
- Henry Koster
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Trivia
According to a TCM narrative, "Come to the Stable" is based on the founding of the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Conn., which was founded in 1947 by Mother Benedict Duss, O.S.B. and Mother Mary Aline Trilles de Warren, O.S.B. of the Benedictine Abbey of Notre Dame de Jouarre in France. One-time Hollywood actress, Dolores Hart, entered the convent in 1963, later becoming Abbess. Partly because of her acting background, the abbey now sponsors annual summer theatre productions.

Goofs
After the tennis match, Sister Scholastica calls Mrs. Townsend-Cooper "Mademoiselle" instead of the correct "Madame" for a married woman.

Quotes
Sister Margaret: It isn't hard to relinquish a dream if it's God's will. Yes?

Connections
Featured in A Hollywood Christmas (1996)

Soundtracks
Through a Long and Sleepless Night
Music by Alfred Newman
Lyrics by Mack Gordon
Performed by Dorothy Patrick (dubbed by Eileen Wilson) (uncredited) and by Hugh Marlowe (dubbed by Ken Darby) (uncredited)

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9/10

Good Christmas fare appealingly presented

Loretta Young and Celeste Holm are two nuns from a French convent on a mission to establish a children's hospital in a rural village much to the consternation of composer Robert Masen (Hugh Marlowe) who would like to see his place in the country stay just like it is. Against all odds the indomitable sisters move Masen and several other unlikely contributors into making the hospital a reality. It's fine family viewing with a warmth an innocence unseen in today's more cynical Christmas pics.