''God Is My Partner'' is a 1957 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by William F. Claxton and written by Charles F. Royal. The film stars

Walter Brennan Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor and singer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Come and Get It (1936 film), Come and Get It'' (1936), ''Kentucky (film), Kentucky'' (19 ...

John Hoyt John Hoyt (born John McArthur Hoysradt; October 5, 1905 – September 15, 1991) was an American actor. He began his acting career on Broadway, later appearing in numerous films and television series. He is perhaps best known for his roles in th ...

, Marion Ross, Jesse White,

Nelson Leigh Nelson Leigh (born Sydney Talbot Christie; January 1, 1905 – July 3, 1985) was an American motion picture actor of the 1940s and 1950s. Early years Born in Mississippi, Leigh was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Christie. He was a graduate ...

and Charles Lane. The film was released in July 1957, by

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. It cost $150,000 and returned more than $750,000.

Plot

Prominent surgeon Charles Grayson retires from his practice, intending to donate his money to charitable religious causes. His family launches a suit against him, hoping to have him declared legally incompetent and unable to manage his money. But Grayson's faithful niece Frances, an attorney, takes on his courtroom defense. Thanks to the testimony of many of his grateful patients, Brennan is declared sane and is permitted by court decree to spend his money as he sees fit.

Cast

as Dr. Charles Grayson *

as Gordon Palmer * Marion Ross as Frances Denning * Jesse White as Louis 'The Lump' Lumpkin *

as Rev. William Goodwin * Charles Lane as Judge Warner *

Ellen Corby Ellen Hansen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She played the role of List of The Waltons characters#Esther Walton, Esther "Grandma" Walton on the Columbia Broadcasting System, CBS television ...

as Mrs. Dalton *

Paul Cavanagh William Grigs Atkinson (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964), known professionally as Paul Cavanagh, was an English film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959. Life and career Cavanagh was born in Felling ...

as Dr. James Brady *

Nancy Kulp Nancy Jane Kulp (August 28, 1921 – February 3, 1991) was an American character actress, character actor, writer and comedian best known as The Beverly Hillbillies#Jane Hathaway, Miss Jane Hathaway on the CBS television series ''The Beverly Hill ...

as Maxine Spelvana * John Harmon as 'Long Shot' Ben Renson * Lyle Talbot as Dr. Warburton * Charles H. Gray as Ross Newman *

Gloria Blondell Gloria Blondell (August 16, 1915 – March 25, 1986) was a stage, film, and television actress who was the younger sister of actress Joan Blondell. Family Blondell was born into a vaudeville family. Her parents and siblings, Edward Jr. and Joan ...

as Tree Critic / Wife * Edgar Dearing as Mike Malone

References

External links

* 1957 films 20th Century Fox films American drama films 1957 drama films Films scored by Paul Dunlap Films directed by William F. Claxton 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-US-drama-film-stub