The Left Hand of God (1955)
Humphrey Bogart stars as a man with a shady past in The Left Hand of God. In his entrance scene, he’s seen in priest’s garb, and he quickly stashes a gun among his personal belongings. Clearly, he’s hiding something, but what? In contrast to his usual “trenchcoat” roles, this bad-guy part is given lots of layers for him to explore. He’s clearly trying to turn over a new leaf, and as he preaches from the pulpit, he’s gentle and understanding. Can’t imagine Humph as a priest? Can’t imagine him singing Chinese with a group of orphaned children?
Then you’ll have to rent this interesting drama to believe it. I really enjoyed this movie, especially because of the character development and storyline. You’ll have to suffer through Lee J. Cobb with tape on his eyes, and Agnes Moorehead as a suspicious busybody, but the rest of the movie makes up for it. Gene Tierney plays a nurse and gives a great subdued performance. She’s intelligent and enjoys how she feels around the new priest; but she still has suspicion tugging at the back of her mind. This is probably Humphrey Bogart’s most different role (besides The African Queen), so if you’re a fan, you don’t want to miss this. It’s not every movie you get to see him giving a religious sermon in Chinese.
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Then you’ll have to rent this interesting drama to believe it. I really enjoyed this movie, especially because of the character development and storyline. You’ll have to suffer through Lee J. Cobb with tape on his eyes, and Agnes Moorehead as a suspicious busybody, but the rest of the movie makes up for it. Gene Tierney plays a nurse and gives a great subdued performance. She’s intelligent and enjoys how she feels around the new priest; but she still has suspicion tugging at the back of her mind. This is probably Humphrey Bogart’s most different role (besides The African Queen), so if you’re a fan, you don’t want to miss this. It’s not every movie you get to see him giving a religious sermon in Chinese.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Lee J. Cobb movies here!
More Gene Tierney movies here!