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31: 250:, the film is about a clergyman’s daughter who becomes disillusioned by the mistreatment of her dying father by his church. Having grown cynical about religion, she teams up with a con man and performs fake miracles for profit. The love and trust of a blind veteran, however, restores her faith in God and her fellow man. 270:
Florence Fallon is outraged when church elders, in order to make way for a younger preacher, fire her minister father after his twenty years of selfless service. Following her father's death, she tells the congregation what she thinks of their ingratitude and hypocrisy. Her bitter, impassioned speech
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so they can squeeze donations out of gullible believers. Promoted as Sister Fallon, Florence then travels about the country with Bob, who manages her "Temple of Happiness". Soon, she attracts a devoted national following, but the religious sham comes tumbling down once she meets and falls in love
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with John Carson, a blind war veteran. When Florence is blackmailed by Bob, she tells John of her charade. John then puts a plan in motion to expose Hornsby and the organization.
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was the second of five film collaborations between Capra and Stanwyck. Produced and distributed by
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impresses Bob Hornsby, who convinces her to become a phony
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Frank Capra
Jo Swerling
John Meehan
Robert Riskin
Harry Cohn
Barbara Stanwyck
Joseph Walker
Columbia Pictures
pre-Code
drama film
Frank Capra
Barbara Stanwyck
David Manners
Sam Hardy
John Meehan
Robert Riskin
Columbia Pictures
Aimee Semple McPherson
evangelist
Barbara Stanwyck
David Manners
Sam Hardy
Beryl Mercer
Russell Hopton
Charles Middleton
Eddie Boland
Thelma Hill
Leap of Faith
The Miracle Man

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