Sally and Saint Anne explained

Sally and Saint Anne
Director:Rudolph Maté
Producer:Leonard Goldstein
Anton Leader
Starring:Ann Blyth
Edmund Gwenn
John McIntire
Music:Frank Skinner
Cinematography:Irving Glassberg
Editing:Edward Curtiss
Studio:Universal Pictures
Distributor:Universal Pictures
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Sally and Saint Anne is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Ann Blyth, Edmund Gwenn and John McIntire.

Plot

Sally O’Moyne is a schoolgirl who lives with three generations of an eccentric Irish family, including her Grandpa Pat Ryan, who pretends to be close to death. One day at school she can't find her lunch pail so she prays to Saint Anne, asking for her intercession. When her lunch pail is returned to her, Sally begins to believe Saint Anne is performing miracles for her, and her neighbors ask her to pray to the saint for their requests.[1] A few years later land-grabbing Alderman McCarthy wants the O’Moyne's off of their property, and Sally turns to Saint Anne to help them keep their house.[2]

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Ann C. Paietta. Saints, Clergy and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895-2003, page 134, McFarland, 2005
  2. Movie of the Week - Sally and Saint Anne, Jet, August 14, 1952, page 66