"I'd Climb the Highest Mountain" is a film very much unlike any of Susan Hayward's others. Much of the time, she plays strong-willed women--such as vamps or hard as nails business women. But here she plays a preacher's wife in this relatively bland and confusing film.
William Lundigan plays Reverend Thomson and the film begins with him bringing his new wife (Hayward) to his parish in the hills of Georgia, though you might not know it because there are no Georgia accents among the locals. What follows is a very episodic story based on the memoirs of the wife, Mary.
Why wasn't I thrilled with the film? Well, there was a lot of singing (too much for my taste) and the spiritual lessons are strange. For example, there's an Atheist who won't let his kids go to church. Later, the preacher convinces the man's wife to let the kids go on a church picnic...and one of the kids is killed there! Here's the odd part....by the end of the film, the Atheist (Alexander Knox) is pretty jiggy with the preacher and says he'll miss him....though I have no idea why. Another example, Hayward's character telling the audience that she committed the worst sin a woman could make....she neglected her appearance(?!). A lot of other odd and confusing lessons are in the film....ones that will annoy non-believers and believers alike.
William Lundigan plays Reverend Thomson and the film begins with him bringing his new wife (Hayward) to his parish in the hills of Georgia, though you might not know it because there are no Georgia accents among the locals. What follows is a very episodic story based on the memoirs of the wife, Mary.
Why wasn't I thrilled with the film? Well, there was a lot of singing (too much for my taste) and the spiritual lessons are strange. For example, there's an Atheist who won't let his kids go to church. Later, the preacher convinces the man's wife to let the kids go on a church picnic...and one of the kids is killed there! Here's the odd part....by the end of the film, the Atheist (Alexander Knox) is pretty jiggy with the preacher and says he'll miss him....though I have no idea why. Another example, Hayward's character telling the audience that she committed the worst sin a woman could make....she neglected her appearance(?!). A lot of other odd and confusing lessons are in the film....ones that will annoy non-believers and believers alike.
