Thunder on the Hill

October. 17,1951      NR
Rating:
6.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Sister Mary presides over a convent where a convicted murderess, who is being escorted to Death Row, is stranded by bad weather. She is slowly becoming convinced that Valerie is innocent so Sister Mary sets about to clear the girl and bring the real killer to justice.

Claudette Colbert as  Sister Mary Bonaventure
Ann Blyth as  Valerie Carns
Robert Douglas as  Dr. Edward Jeffreys
Anne Crawford as  Isabel Jeffreys
Philip Friend as  Sidney Kingham
Gladys Cooper as  Mother Superior
Michael Pate as  Willie Pentridge
John Abbott as  Abel Harmer
Connie Gilchrist as  Sister Josephine
Gavin Muir as  Melling

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