Friendly Persuasion 1956
A lively, entertaining film that blends humor and warmth. It follows a Quaker family in Indiana during 1862, whose faith strictly rejects violence. Their pacifist principles are tested when Southern troops move through their community, forcing them to decide whether to remain non‑violent or take up arms.
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Walter Catlett
Professor Quigley
Anthony Perkins
Josh Birdwell
Charles Halton
Brother Cope - Elder (uncredited)
Gary Cooper
Jess Birdwell
James Anderson
Poor Loser Dunked by Jess (uncredited)
Billy Curtis
Midget at County Fair (uncredited)
William Schallert
Young Husband (uncredited)
Robert Middleton
Sam Jordan
Helen Kleeb
Old Lady (uncredited)
Jim Goodwin
Coward (uncredited)
Edward Andrews
Soldier (uncredited)
Dorothy McGuire
Eliza Birdwell
Marjorie Main
The Widow Hudspeth
Wright King
Forager (uncredited)
Peter Mark Richman
Gardner 'Gard' Jordan
Walter Bacon
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Russell Simpson
Brother Griffith - Elder (uncredited)
Doug McClure
Soldier (uncredited)
John Craven
Band Leader (uncredited)
Joel Fluellen
Enoch
James O'Hara
Forager (uncredited)
Tom Irish
Young Rebel (uncredited)
William Tannen
Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Frank Jenks
Shell Game Man (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
John Barton
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
John Smith
Caleb Cope
Mary Jackson
Country Woman (uncredited)
Leroy Johnson
Forager (uncredited)
Henry Rowland
O'Hara (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Don Kennedy
Buster - Whacked by Eliza (uncredited)
Bob Burns
Dancer at Carnival (uncredited)
Steve Warren
Haskell (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Joe Turkel
Poor Loser (uncredited)
Robert Fuller
Youthful Soldier at Shooting Gallery (uncredited)
John Pickard
Ex-Sergeant on Front Line with Josh (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Chuck Courtney
Reb Courier (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Barker (uncredited)
Richard Hale
Purdy
John Dierkes
Farmer (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Tom London
Farmer on Front Line with Gard (uncredited)
Mary Carr
Emma - Quaker Woman (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Herman Hack
Quaker (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Clem - Looter (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Small Role (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Billy Goat's Manager (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Quaker (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Quaker (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Slim Gaut
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
George Huggins
Church Member (uncredited)
Charles Morton
Farmer (uncredited)
Cap Somers
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Rebel Looter (uncredited)
John Compton
Rebel Lieutenant (uncredited)
Charles Delaney
Drinker (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Lemonade Vendor (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Bob Folkerson
Southern Renegade (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Businessman (uncredited)
James Seay
Rebel Captain (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Operator (uncredited)
Phil Bloom
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Quaker (uncredited)
James Dobson
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Jean Inness
Mrs Purdy (uncredited)
Nelson Leigh
Methodist Minister (uncredited)
Wally West
Christian Church Member (uncredited)
Chester Jones
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
Farmer (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Dennis Moore
Farmer (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Glen Walters
Dancer at Carnival (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Gene Roth
Farmer (uncredited)
Richard Eyer
Little Jess Birdwell
Richard Elmore
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Brother Amos - Elder (uncredited)
Ron Hargrave
Farmer (uncredited)
Edna Skinner
Opal Hudspeth
Duke Fishman
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Theodore Newton
Major Harvey
Cecil Combs
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Harry Hines
County Fair Barker (uncredited)
William Vedder
Farmer (uncredited)
Jack Sterling
Rebel (uncredited)
Diane Jergens
Elizabeth - Quaker Girl (uncredited)
Richard Garland
Rebel Bushwhacker Grabbed by Jess (uncredited)
Ivan Rasputin
Billy Goat - Wrestling Challenger (uncredited)
William McCarter
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Clarence M. Landry
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Irvin Ashkenazy
Farmer (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Phyllis Love
Mattie Birdwell
Marjorie Durant
Pearl Hudspeth
Frances Farwell
Ruby Hudspeth
Ralph Gamble
Medicine Man (uncredited)
Jack Isbell
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
King Karlo
Fire Eater (uncredited)
Jack Macy
Small Role (uncredited)
Tipp McClure
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Murray Parker
Sword Swallower (uncredited)
Hart Wayne
Farmer (uncredited)
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