For God and Country(1943)
The story of the U.S. Army Chaplain Service as dramatized in the stories of three chaplains, Father Michael O'Keefe, Arnold Miller, and Tom Manning.
Movie: For God and Country
Top 10 Billed Cast
Michael O'Keefe
Mark Richards
Arnold Miller
Tom Manning
Narrator
Captain Chaplain
Medical Orderly
Captain
Danny Brewer
Solly Rosenfeld
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