Admittedly, this movie would've done less for me if I hadn't first watched Loretta Young in The Farmer's Daughter. I think it always helps to be already appreciative of a star's talent before watching a movie of theirs. I'm not a Celeste Holm fan, so I don't think she particularly stood out here, even if she did score an Oscar nomination. I also would definitely have not watched this movie if I hadn't been curious of Young and Elsa Lanchester's also-Oscar nominated performances (sadly, Lanchester failed to impress as well).
It's about two French nuns (one of whom inexplicably has a British accent) who are on a holy mission (aren't they all) to build a hospital in a US town named Bethlehem. They have no money but whaddaya know, somehow they win over snooty residents, get free land from a gangster, and somehow scrounge up enough money for it. I make it sound sappier than it is, really. It's actually pleasant viewing that didn't venture into cheese, though personally it wasn't as uplifting as it was meant to be (maybe because I'm not Christian).
It's about two French nuns (one of whom inexplicably has a British accent) who are on a holy mission (aren't they all) to build a hospital in a US town named Bethlehem. They have no money but whaddaya know, somehow they win over snooty residents, get free land from a gangster, and somehow scrounge up enough money for it. I make it sound sappier than it is, really. It's actually pleasant viewing that didn't venture into cheese, though personally it wasn't as uplifting as it was meant to be (maybe because I'm not Christian).