''One Man's Way'' is a 1963 American

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directed by

Denis Sanders Denis Sanders (January 21, 1929 – December 10, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He was the brother of Terry Sanders. Biography He was born in New York City, the son of sculptor and designer Altina Schinasi. ...

and written by John W. Bloch and Eleanore Griffin. The film stars Don Murray as the preacher and author

Norman Vincent Peale Norman Vincent Peale (May 31, 1898 – December 24, 1993) was an American Protestant clergyman, and an author best known for popularizing the concept of positive thinking, especially through his best-selling book '' The Power of Positiv ...

. The cast also includes

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, William Windom,

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, Carol Ohmart and Veronica Cartwright. The film was released on December 23, 1963, by

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Plot

As a young man, Norman Vincent Peale is working in

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as a crime reporter for a newspaper. Saddened by the tragedies he witnesses or writes about, Peale enters a seminary. He moves to

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, becoming a minister and writing a best-selling book, ''The Power of Positive Thinking,'' that also becomes controversial. After a considerable amount of soul-searching that leads him to the brink of leaving his vocation, Peale decides to continue with his work.

Cast

* Don Murray as

as Ruth Stafford Peale * William Windom as Reverend Clifford Peale *

as Anna Peale * Carol Ohmart as Evelyn Grace * Veronica Cartwright as Mary * Liam Sullivan as Dr. Arthur Gordon * June Dayton as Mrs. Gordon *

Ian Wolfe Ian Marcus Wolfe (November 4, 1896 – January 23, 1992) was an American character actor with around 400 film and television credits. Until 1934, he worked in the theatre. That year, he appeared in his first film role and later television, as ...

as Bishop Hardwick * Charles Lampkin as Lafe * Arthur Peterson, Jr. as Instructor * Hope Summers as Mrs. Elwood Thompson * Virginia Sale as Miss S.E. Collingswood *

Ed Peck Ed Peck (March 26, 1917 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor. He is best known as Officer Kirk in ''Happy Days'' (1975–1983). Career Peck played a captain in the Broadway production of ''No Time for Sergeants'' (1955). He was activ ...

as Harry the Reporter * Butch Patrick as John Peale * Tom Skerritt as Grown Leonard Peale * Bing Russell as Tom Rayburn

Critical reception

In the ''

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'', film critic Howard Thompson wrote, "As a biographical tribute to one of America's best-known Protestant clergymen, the picture is thoughtful and genteel," adding that it is "a worthy movie" that "sustains an unpretentious tone from start to finish."

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* * 1963 films United Artists films American drama films 1963 drama films Films directed by Denis Sanders Films scored by Richard Markowitz 1960s English-language films 1960s American films {{1960s-US-film-stub

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