Come to the Stable
1949 · Movie · NR · 94 min · ★ 6.7 · 71% critics
Two determined nuns arrive unannounced in a small New England town called Bethlehem, convinced they’ve found the right place to build a children’s hospital. With little more than faith and persistence, they rally locals and unlikely allies to help secure land, raise funds, and push the project forward despite skepticism and setbacks.
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Details
- Years
- 1949
- Release date
- 1949-07-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (29 votes)
- Box office
- $8,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sweet, old-fashioned, holiday-adjacent story about community kindness and perseverance, in the spirit of The Bishop's Wife; Not for you if you dislike sentimental, low-stakes tales.
Pros: warm feel-good tone; gentle humor; uplifting faith theme | Cons: very sentimental; predictable outcome; rushed wrap-up
Themes
- nun
- catholic
- new england
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1950 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1950 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1950 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1950 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1950 · nominated
Cast & crew
Loretta Young
as Sister Margaret
Celeste Holm
as Sister Scholastica
Hugh Marlowe
as Robert Masen
Elsa Lanchester
as Amelia Potts
Thomas Gomez
as Luigi Rossi
Dorothy Patrick
as Kitty
Basil Ruysdael
as The Bishop
Dooley Wilson
as Anthony James
Regis Toomey
as Monsignor Talbot
Mike Mazurki
as Sam
Directed by Henry Koster