Description

The Green Promise is a 1948 American film directed by William D. Russell. It is currently in the public domain. The film highlights farming issues such as soil erosion, government programs, and individual enterprise. The title ers to a scene where the local preacher gives a sermon on a story from the Book of Exodus in which the God’s promise to lead Moses into a land of milk and honey. The preacher reminds his congregation that the fulfillment of the promise requires faith, difficult journeys and open-mindedness.

Cast

• Marguerite Chapman as Deborah Matthews
• Walter Brennan as Mr. Matthews
• Robert Paige as David Barkley
• Natalie Wood as Susan Anastasia Matthews
• Ted Donaldson as Phineas Matthews
• Connie Marshall as Abigail Matthews
• Robert Ellis (actor born 1933) as Peter “Buzz” Wexford
• Jeanne LaDuke as Jessie Wexford
• Irving Bacon as Julius Larkins
• Milburn Stone as Rev. Jim Benton
• Geraldine Wall as Mrs. Wexford