Papa Was a Preacher (1986)
Edwin Porter, a Methodist minister, is sent to a little church in the small town of Sterling, Texas, to try to save it from financial insolvency. The move is sudden and is complicated by the fact that Porter’s wife and eight children are all very comfortable in the large, successful church they have been serving in Dallas.
Director: Steve Feke
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Robert Pine as Papa |
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Georgia Engel as Pearl |
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Dean Stockwell as John White |
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Imogene Coca as Missy B |
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Dallas Benton as Hugh |
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Scott Wilder as Cecil |
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Melora Hardin as Janette |
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Brandon Douglas as Raybon (as Brandon Sokolosky) |
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Gerrod Miskovsky as Edd |
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Jason Hillhouse as Gil |
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Gennie James as Alyene |
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Joshua Butts as Paul |
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Stephanie Dunnam as Kate Tucker |
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Rodger Boyce as Granger |
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Jerry Haynes as Jack Murphy |
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Peter Gerety as Billy Kilgore |
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Gil Glasgow as William Lee |
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Bobby Fite as Eric Lee |
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Julie Condra as Marilyn |
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Stephanie Nichols as Darlene |
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Tony Morris as Elliott Powell |
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Gloria Hocking as Miss Cartwright |
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Harlan Jordan as Ron Powell |
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Laird Stuart as Claudie Walker |
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Gregory Grove as Tom |
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Cynthia Hestand as Sally Grimes |
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Alberto Balderas as Juan |
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Barry Kinyon as Harry |
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Mark Lyon as Limping Farmboy (uncredited) |
| Directing | Steve Feke | Director |
| Production | Betty A. Buckley | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheri Reed | Costume Design |
| Production | Martin Jurow | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred Lackey III | Hairstylist |
| Lighting | Murray K. Campbell | Gaffer |
| Writing | Steve Feke | Writer |
| Sound | Ken Sutherland | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Hugo Weng | Sound Editor |
| Production | Rose Marie Benton | Producer |
| Sound | J.W. Kompare | Sound Editor |
| Writing | Alyene Porter | Novel |