Papa Was a Preacher
Drama
★ 5.5/1019861h 40mG
Director: Steve Feke
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.
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
English
Released
Sep 19, 1986
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
English
Released
Sep 19, 1986
Cast
Robert Pine
Papa
Georgia Engel
Pearl
Dean Stockwell
John White
Imogene Coca
Missy B
Dallas Benton
Dallas Benton
Hugh
Scott Wilder
Scott Wilder
Cecil
Melora Hardin
Janette
Brandon Douglas
Raybon (as Brandon Sokolosky)
Gerrod Miskovsky
Gerrod Miskovsky
Edd
Jason Hillhouse
Jason Hillhouse
Gil
Gennie James
Alyene
Joshua Butts
Joshua Butts
Paul
Stephanie Dunnam
Kate Tucker
Rodger Boyce
Granger
Jerry Haynes
Jack Murphy
Peter Gerety
Billy Kilgore
Gil Glasgow
William Lee
Bobby Fite
Eric Lee
Julie Condra
Marilyn
Stephanie Nichols
Stephanie Nichols
Darlene
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