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6 unusual facts about The Miracle of the Bells


Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania

The 1948 film The Miracle of the Bells is nominally set in Glen Lyon, and some scenes were shot there.

Russell Janney

He is best known for his 1946 best-selling book and first novel, The Miracle of the Bells, which was made into a film of the same name in 1948.

The Miracle of the Bells

Several exterior shots were filmed on location in Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania, the town in which the film and novel take place.

For that matter, The Miracle of the Bells has also been dismissed by critics, and was mentioned in the satirical film book The Golden Turkey Awards, which poked fun at Frank Sinatra's portrayal of Father Paul.

The film was put into production at the same time that Ingrid Bergman was filming her own Technicolor Joan of Arc, which was also released by RKO in 1948.

The main flashback story then begins, showing how Olga is plucked from a chorus line in a nightclub to serve as a double for an extremely temperamental film actress who is to star as Joan of Arc in a motion picture.



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