The Miracle of the Bells

The Miracle of the Bells
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIrving Pichel
Screenplay byBen Hecht
Quentin Reynolds
Based onThe Miracle of the Bells
1946 novel
by Russell Janney
Produced byJesse L. Lasky Jr.
Walter MacEwen
StarringFred MacMurray
Alida Valli
Frank Sinatra
Lee J. Cobb
CinematographyRobert De Grasse
Edited byElmo Williams
Music byLeigh Harline
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Productions
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
  • March 16, 1948 (1948-03-16) (Premiere-New York City)[1]
  • March 27, 1948 (1948-03-27) (U.S.)[1]
Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[2]
Box office$2.1 million (US rentals)[3]

The Miracle of the Bells is a 1948 American drama film directed by Irving Pichel, written by Quentin Reynolds and Ben Hecht, and produced by RKO. It stars Fred MacMurray, Alida Valli, Frank Sinatra and Lee J. Cobb.

The film is based on the 1946 best-selling novel, The Miracle of the Bells, by Russell Janney.

  1. ^ a b "The Miracle of the Bells: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "Lasky-MacEwen Budget Scheduled at $6,000,000". Los Angeles Times. Dec 29, 1946. p. C3.
  3. ^ "Top Grossers of 1948", Variety 5 January 1949 p 46