The Left Hand of God
Original film poster
Directed by	Edward Dmytryk
Produced by	Buddy Adler
Written by	Alfred Hayes William E. Barrett (novel)
Starring	Humphrey Bogart Gene Tierney Lee J. Cobb Agnes Moorehead E. G. Marshall Carl Benton Reid.
Music by	Victor Young
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Editing by	Dorothy Spencer
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	21 September 1955
Running time	87 min
Country	USA
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Left Hand of God is a 1955 film drama made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Buddy Adler, from a screenplay by Alfred Hayes, based on the novel The Left Hand of God by William E. Barrett. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 - July 1, 1999) was an American film director who was amongst the Hollywood 10, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy era red scare. ... Maurice Buddy Adler (1909 - 1960) was a United States movie producer. ... Alfred Hayes (August 8, 1928 – July 21, 2005) was a professional wrestler, manager, and later World Wrestling Federation commentator. ... Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an iconic American actor of legendary fame who retained his legacy after death. ... Gene Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American actress. ... Lee J. Cobb Lee J. Cobb (December 8, 1911 – February 11, 1976) was an American actor. ... Moorehead as Endora on Bewitched Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900 – April 30, 1974) was an Oscar-nominated American character actress. ... E. G. Marshal as the President in Superman II E. G. Marshall (June 18, 1914 - August 24, 1998) was a two time Emmy Award winner American actor who starred in the 1957 movie 12 Angry Men. ... Victor Young (August 8, 1900 - November 10, 1956) was an Jewish-American composer, violinist and conducter. ... Film cinematographer Franz Planer (March 29, 1894 - January 10, 1963) was born in Karlsbad, Austria-Hungary (now called the Czech Republic). ... Dorothy Spencer (born 2 February 1909) in Covington, Kentucky, United States, was the multiple Academy Award-nominated American film editor most recognized for editing several of director John Fords films such as what film critic Roger Ebert calls, Fords greatest Western,[1]My Darling Clementine, as well as... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the major American film studios. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts. ... A drama film is a film that depends mostly on in-depth character development, interaction, and highly emotional themes. ... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the major American film studios. ... Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 - July 1, 1999) was an American film director who was amongst the Hollywood 10, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy era red scare. ... Maurice Buddy Adler (1909 - 1960) was a United States movie producer. ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... Alfred Hayes (August 8, 1928 – July 21, 2005) was a professional wrestler, manager, and later World Wrestling Federation commentator. ...

The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Gene Tierney, Lee J. Cobb, Agnes Moorehead, E. G. Marshall, and Carl Benton Reid. Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an iconic American actor of legendary fame who retained his legacy after death. ... Gene Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American actress. ... Lee J. Cobb Lee J. Cobb (December 8, 1911 – February 11, 1976) was an American actor. ... Moorehead as Endora on Bewitched Agnes Robertson Moorehead (December 6, 1900 – April 30, 1974) was an Oscar-nominated American character actress. ... E. G. Marshal as the President in Superman II E. G. Marshall (June 18, 1914 - August 24, 1998) was a two time Emmy Award winner American actor who starred in the 1957 movie 12 Angry Men. ...

Plot summary

Movie tie-in edition of William E. Barrett's book, The Left Hand of God

Bogart plays Jim Carmody, an American soldier. After crashing his plane in China, he becomes advisor to a Chinese warlord General Yang, played by Lee J. Cobb. However, after watching one of the General's soldiers brutally kill a priest, Jim decides to desert, which makes him eligible for capital punishment. Jim pretends to be a priest and manages to get out of the General's headquarters and run away to a mountain village. There he meets missionaries Beryl (played by Agnes Moorehead) and David (played by E.G. Marshall). Still posing as the priest, he falls in love with the attractive mission nurse Anne Scott (played by Gene Tierney). Anne feels ashamed because she is also attracted to him, but Jim writes to the bishop confessing that he is an impostor. At that moment, General Yang arrives, insisting that Jim rejoin his army or else he will burn down the village. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 399 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by wikipedian Mooveeguy on 26 September 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 399 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by wikipedian Mooveeguy on 26 September 2005. ... A tie-in is an authorized product that is based on an existing or upcoming media property, such as a movie or video/DVD, computer game, video game, television program/television series, board game, web site, role-playing game or literary property. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ...

External links

• The Left Hand of God at the Internet Movie Database
• The Left Hand of God at All Movie Guide