When in Rome

When in Rome (1952)

You'll have a wonderful time!

An American fugitive flees to Rome and eludes capture by masquerading as the American priest he met enroute.

Date of release
1952-05-11
TMDB
7.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Clarence Brown

Casting

Interesting facts

When in Rome is a 1952 American comedy drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Van Johnson, Paul Douglas, and Joseph Calleia. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and was based on a story by Robert Buckner, Dorothy Kingsley, and Charles Schnee. The picture opens with the following text: ”1950 was a Holy Year. Three million pilgrims from every part of the world thronged to Rome, the Eternal City. Our story is about two men who journeyed to Rome that year. One was Father John X. Halligan, a young priest from Coaltown, Pennsylvania, whose mission was a holy one. The other was Joe Brewster, late of Sing Sing, San Quentin, Joliet and Atlanta, whose mission was not so holy.

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