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Count Three and Pray (1955)

Count Three and Pray poster
Directed by
George Sherman
Genre
romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A reformed gunslinger returns to a small town after the Civil War and becomes the preacher. He falls in love with a woman who is skeptical of his past. The story follows his efforts to build a church and find acceptance.

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What happens

Count Three and Pray is a 1955 American CinemaScope Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Van Heflin and Joanne Woodward in her first feature film. It was based on the story "Calico Pony" (also the working title of the film) by Herb Meadow. It premiered in Woodward's home town, Greenville, South Carolina, at the Paris Theatre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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