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Papa Was a Preacher

Papa Was a Preacher

5.5 (2) ·1986 ·100 min ·Movie
Drama

Edwin Porter, a Methodist minister, is sent to a little church in the small town of Sterling, Texas, to try to save it from financial insolvency. The move is sudden and is complicated by the fact that Porter’s wife and eight children are all very comfortable in the large, successful church they have been serving in Dallas.

Top Cast

Robert Pine
Robert Pine
Papa
Georgia Engel
Georgia Engel
Pearl
Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell
John White
Imogene Coca
Imogene Coca
Missy B
Dallas Benton
Hugh
Scott Wilder
Cecil
Melora Hardin
Melora Hardin
Janette
Brandon Douglas
Raybon (as Brandon Sokolosky)
Gerrod Miskovsky
Edd
Jason Hillhouse
Gil

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