One Man's Way

One Man's Way
One Man's Way
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Denis Sanders
Screenplay by	John W. Bloch; Eleanore Griffin
Produced by	Frank Ross
Starring	Don Murray; Diana Hyland; William Windom; Virginia Christine; Carol Ohmart; Veronica Cartwright
Cinematography	Ernest Laszlo
Edited by	Philip W. Anderson
Music by	Richard Markowitz
Production; company	Frank Ross Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	December 23, 1963;
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

One Man's Way is a 1963 American drama film directed by Denis Sanders and written by John W. Bloch and Eleanore Griffin. The film stars Don Murray as the preacher and author Norman Vincent Peale. The cast also includes Diana Hyland, William Windom, Virginia Christine, Carol Ohmart and Veronica Cartwright.^[1]

The film was released on December 23, 1963, by United Artists.

Plot

As a young man, Norman Vincent Peale is working in Detroit as a crime reporter for a newspaper. Saddened by the tragedies he witnesses or writes about, Peale enters a seminary. He moves to New York City, becoming a minister and writing a best-selling book, The Power of Positive Thinking, that also becomes controversial. After a considerable amount of soul-searching that leads him to the brink of leaving his vocation, Peale decides to continue with his work.

Cast

Don Murray as Norman Vincent Peale
Diana Hyland as Ruth Stafford Peale
William Windom as Reverend Clifford Peale
Virginia Christine as Anna Peale
Carol Ohmart as Evelyn Grace
Veronica Cartwright as Mary
Liam Sullivan as Dr. Arthur Gordon
June Dayton as Mrs. Gordon
Ian Wolfe as Bishop Hardwick
Charles Lampkin as Lafe
Arthur Peterson, Jr. as Instructor
Hope Summers as Mrs. Elwood Thompson
Virginia Sale as Miss S.E. Collingswood
Ed Peck as Harry the Reporter
Butch Patrick as John Peale
Tom Skerritt as Grown Leonard Peale
Bing Russell as Tom Rayburn

Critical reception

In the New York Times, film critic Howard Thompson wrote, "As a biographical tribute to one of America's best-known Protestant clergymen, the picture is thoughtful and genteel," adding that it is "a worthy movie" that "sustains an unpretentious tone from start to finish."^[2]

References

^ "One Man's Way (1964) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- "One Man's Way". TV Guide. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
^ Thompson, Howard (March 12, 1964). "One Man's Way'". New York Times. Retrieved September 19, 2022.