Salvation Army Filmography

Rob Brettle/Editorial Staff

As promised in Booth's Drum, we are now able to present a comprehensive list of films which have a Salvation Army connection. In a few cases this connection is only that the film has a well known Salvationist taking a part, or that there is a band/group based on the Salvation Army. In the majority of films though, the Salvation Army has a clear role - comic, social and even sometime religious! A few films are dedicated to the Salvation Army or are made by the Salvation Army. Whatever the reasons though, the fact that the Salvation Army features in so many films is surely indicative of its role in society for over one hundred years.

The Editor would be pleased to know if any films are missing. Should any reader require detailed information about the films please do email or write.

A: ABANDONED (1249) (also called Abandoned Woman); AGAINST ALL ODDS 2003); AGITATOR, THE (1944); AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSON (2006); ALFIE (1966); ALIAS NICK BEAL (1949); ALTARS IN THE STREET (2002); AMERICA'S ANSWER: FOLLOWING THE FLEET TO FRANCE (1918; AMERICAN GIGOLO (1980); ANGEL OF BROADWAY, THE (1927); ANNA LANS (1943) (US Title "The Sins of Anna Lans"); AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS (1956); ARZT VON ST. PAULI, DER (1968); AUSTIN POWERS: INTERN. MAN OF MYSTERY (1997); AUSTIN POWERS 2 (1999); AVOVETEEN (1939).

B: BABOUSKA (1980); BACKEREI ZURRER (1957); BATMAN BEGINS (2005); BATTLE OF BRITAIN (1969); BELLE OF NEW YORK, THE (1919); BELLE OF NEW YORK THE (1952); BELOW ZERO (1930); BERNARD AND THE GENIE (1991); BIG GUNDOWN 2, THE - see Corri, uomo, corri; BIG PUNCH, THE (1921); BIRTH OF A NEW AMERICA, THE (1934); BLESSING FROM ABOVE, A (1904); BLOD OCH ELD (1945); BLOOD AND FIRE (1916)
BLUE BONNET, THE (1919); BOOK OF LIFE, THE (1998); BORN ON THE 4th OF JULY (1989); BOWERY AT MIDNIGHT (1942); BRAVE DON'T CRY, THE (1952); BRAZIL (1985); BUGLER OF SILENCE (2001); BUTTERFIELD 8 (1960).

C: CALENDAR GIRLS (2003); CALL OF THE WILD (1972); CANADA VIGNETTES: CELEBRATION (1981); CAPITOL, THE (1919); CHARRETTE FANTOME, LA (1939) (US Title, The Phantom Wagon); CHORUS GIRL AND THE SALVATION ARMY LASSIE, THE (1903); CHRISTMAS CAROL (1994); CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY (2002); CHRISTMAS ON DIVISION STREET (1991); CHRISTMAS STORY, A (1983); COCKLESHELL HEROES, THE (1955); COLD CHILLIN' (1989; COMPLETE SURRENDER - see Laughing Sinners; CONNECTION, THE (1962) CORRI, UOMO, CORRI (1968) (U.S. Title Big Gundown 2); CRIME WAVE (1954).

D: DATE WITH AN ANGEL (1987). DEVIL'S CARGO, THE (1948); DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER (1990). DIRTY SHAME, A (2004).

E: EASY STREET (1917); EMPEROR OF THE NORTH POLE (1173 ; ENEMIES OF THE PUBLIC - see The Public Enemy; ENTRAPMENT (1999); EPSTEINS NACHT (2002); EXPIRED (2006).

F: FALCONS (2002); FALLENDE STERN, DER (1950) (US Title, The Failing Star); FALLING IN LOVE (1984); FALLING STAR, THE - see Der Fallende Stern; FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (1967);. FIRES OF FAITH (1919); FRINGLE, THE (2001); FROM HELL (2001).

G: GAILY, GAILY (1969); GENERAL BOOTH (1902); GET READY TO BE BOYZVOICED (2000); GIANT KILLER (I984); GOIN' DOWN THE ROAD (I970); GOLDEN BRAID, THE (1990) GOOD-BYE KISS, THE (1928); GOOD SAM (1948); GRAND MEMORIAL SERVICE (1908); GREAT DEPRESSION, THE (1993); GRINCH, THE (2000); GUTTER MAGDALENE, A (1916); GUYS AND DOLLS (1955).

H: HAPPY END, THE (1979); HEAVENS ABOVE! (1963); HEILSARMEE, DIE (1924); HELLO, FRISCO, HELLO (1943); HELL'S OASIS (1920); HER ESCAPE (1914); HIS LAST HAUL (1928); HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK (1992); HOT LEAD & COLD FEET (1978); HOW COULD YOU, JEAN? (1918); HUMAN WREAKAGE (1923).

I: IT ALWAYS RAINS ON A SUNDAY (1947) IMIPATTO MORTALE (1984).

J: JEFFREY (1995); JOE THE TURK (2000); JOURNEY, THE (1959); JUDGEMENT IN BERLIN (1988); JUST ASK FOR DIAMOND (1988).

K: KETTLES (2001); KING KONG (2005); K-PAX (2001).

L: LAST HOLIDAY (2006); LAST OF THE BLOND BOMBSHELLS, THE (2000); LAUGHING SINNERS (1931) (also known as Complete Surrender); LAW OF THE TONG (1931); LEMON DROP KID, THE (1951); LEMONADE JOE - see Limonadovy Joe Aneb Konska Opera; LIFE (1999); LIKE MIKE (2002); LIMEHOUSE BLUES (1934); LIMONADOVY JOE ANEB KONSKA OPERA (1964) (US Title, Lemonade Joe); LITTLE GIRL THAT HE FORGOT, THE (1915); LITTLE MIRACLE, A (1920); LONG KISS GOODNIGHT, THE (1996); LOOK BACK IN ANGER (1958); LORD OF WAR (2005); LOVE YOUR NEXT ONE! (1998); LULU - see Pandora's Box.

M: MAID IN MANHATTEN (2002) MAJOR BARBARA (1941); MAKE MINE MINK (1960); MAKING A MAN (1922); MALTA STORY, THE (11953); MAN WHO NEVER WAS, THE (1956) MAN WITHOUT A PAST, THE - see Mies vailla Menneisyytta; MELBOURNE STREET SCENE (1897); MERRY MISHAPS OF MR. BEAN, THE (1992) MIES VAILLA MENNEISYYTTA (2002) (English title The Man Without a Past); MIGHTY McGURK, THE (1947); MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947); MIRACLE WOMAN, THE (1931); MR. KREUGER'S CHRISTMAS (1980); MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAR0L, THE (1992); MUSICIENS DU CEIL, LES (1940) MY BIG FAT INGROWN TOE (2003).

N: NAVY BLUE (1979); NORTH TO ALASKA (1960); NOTTING HILL (1999).

0: O LUCKY MAN! (1973); OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR (1969; ON THE BEACH (1959); ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) OTHER SISTER, THE (1999); OUT WEST (1918); OVER THERE: HELL AND BACK WITH THE ALLIES (1934).

P: PANDORA'S BOX (1929) (also known as Lulu); PENELOPE (1966); PETAL ON THE CURRENT, THE (1919); PHANTOM CART (1921; PHANTOM WAGON, THE - see La Charrette Fantome; PIECES OF APRIL (2203); PIN-UP (1960); POWER OF EVIL, THE (1916); PRINTER LIFTERS (2002); PRISON GATE BRIGADE (I898); PROMOTED TO GLORY (2003); PUBLIC ENEMY, THE (1931) (UK title: Enemies of the Public).

Q:

R: RED SPIDER, THE (1988); REF, THE (1994); REVOLUTION (2004).

S: SAGA OF AN ARMY (----); SAINT, THE (1997); SALKA VALKA (1954); SALVATION (2001); SALVATION ARMY LASS, THE (1909); SALVATION JANE (1927); SALVATION JOAN (1916); SALVATION NELL (1915); SALVATION NELL (1921); SALVATION NELL (1931); SALVATION ROSE (1919); SALVATIONIST, THE (1912); SAN FRANCISCO (1936); SATAN TOWN (1926); SEABISCUIT (2003); SHE DONE HIM WRONG (1933); SHIFTING SANDS (1918); SHOUT ALOUD SALVATION (1951); SIDEWALK SANTAS (1993); SIN OF ANNA LANS, THE - see Anna Lans; SINNER'S REPENTANCE, A (1908); SLEEPERS (1996); SMASHING THE VICE TRUST (1914); SOCIAL SALVATION (1898); SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS (1900); SPIRIT OF THE USA, THE (1924); STOCKING SCENE FROM 'NAUGHTY ANTHONY', THE (1900); STRAIGHT-JACKET (2004); STREET OF SIN, THE (1928); SUM OF US, THE (1994) SYNCOPATION (1942).

T: TERROR, THE (1917); 39 STEPS, THE (1935); THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR (1975); TIME BANDITS (1981); TITANIC (1997); TIME OF LIFE, THE (1948); TO THE DEVIL A DAUGHTER (1976); TOY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (2004); TROUBLE HUNTER (1920); TRUTH AFLAME (2001); TUNICON (1993); TURN THE KEY SOFTLY (1953); 24 NIGHTS (1999).

U: UNSUNG (2002).

V: VIRTUAL SEXUALITY (1999).

W: WAIT UNTIL SPRING TIME, BANDINI (1989); WAR GAME, THE (1965); WATERLOO BRIDGE (1940); WHIRLPOOL OF DESTINY (1916); WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND (1961); WHY AM I RINGING A BELL (1992); WHY I LIKE DOGS (2004); WILLIAM AND CATHERINE BOOTH BIOPIC (2004); WILLIAM BOOTH STORY, THE (2000); WOMAN CHASER, THE (1999); WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE, A (1983); WORMS 2 (1997); WRONG BOX, THE (1966).

X:

Y: YOUNGEST PROFESSION (1943); YOUTHQUAKE (1977); YRROL (1994).

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