An American fugitive flees to Rome and tries to elude capture by masquerading as a priest.An American fugitive flees to Rome and tries to elude capture by masquerading as a priest.An American fugitive flees to Rome and tries to elude capture by masquerading as a priest.
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- TriviaPaul Douglas comments that St. Peter's is bigger than Yankee Stadium. In fact, the Yankee Stadium of 1952 could fit into just the central aisle of St. Peter's.
- GoofsA priest tells Brewster St. Peter's Basilica holds 100,000 people. It actually can only hold 60,000.
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Father John X. Halligan: Holiness often disappears with the daylight.
- Crazy creditsOpening card: "1950 was a holy year. Three million pilgrims from every part of the world thronged to Rome, the Eternal City. Our story is about two men who journeyed to Rome that year. One was Father John X. Halligan, a young priest from Coaltown, Pennsylvania, whose mission was a holy one; the other was Joe Brewster, late of Sing Sing, San Quentin, Joliet, and Atlanta, whose mission was not so holy...
If our story has a moral, it's a simple one: God may move in mysterious ways, but He gets there just the same. "
- SoundtracksHymn 'Panis Angelicus'
by César Franck
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Inspirational!
What a sweet film! I had never seen it before yesterday on TCM, May 10 2006. I am a fan of both actors and actually it was interesting to see them in such roles - Douglas as an "evil" person and Johnson as a priest! The whole story had the Clarence Brown quality that movie fans have come to love so much. I felt like some of the locations were the same ones used in Godfather III. The black and white is very rich, it is a pleasure to watch. The real shots of the Vatican celebrations are breathtaking. The comic relief of the detective is charming. I must admit I got choked up twice. I was brought up Catholic and though I do not practice etc. I still at least have nostalgic feelings for films such as When in Rome. I recommend!
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- moonchildiva
- May 11, 2006
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- $1,313,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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