• Count Three and Pray (1955)

    After fighting for the Union during the Civil War, Luke Fargo (Van Heflin) is greeted with resentment when he returns home to his small southern town. Luke has a reputation as a rogue, but he's reinvented himself as a man of God and plans to fix up the town's damaged church. Recalling their romantic past, Georgina Decrais (Allison Hayes) tries to reclaim Luke. But, to the dismay of some suspicious townspeople, he concentrates on mentoring an unsophisticated young woman, Lissy (Joanne Woodward).

Count Three and Pray

Release Date: 1955

Not Yet Rated |1 hr 42 min

Plot Summary

After fighting for the Union during the Civil War, Luke Fargo (Van Heflin) is greeted with resentment when he returns home to his small southern town. Luke has a reputation as a rogue, but he's reinvented himself as a man of God and plans to fix up the town's damaged church. Recalling their romantic past, Georgina Decrais (Allison Hayes) tries to reclaim Luke. But, to the dismay of some suspicious townspeople, he concentrates on mentoring an unsophisticated young woman, Lissy (Joanne Woodward).

Cast: Van Heflin, Joanne Woodward, Raymond Burr, Philip Carey, Allison Hayes, Myron Healey, Nancy Kulp, James Griffith

Director: George Sherman

Genres: Drama

Keywords: Quest, Rivalry, Engaging, Small town, Transformation

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