Papa Was a Preacher (1986)
Overview
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.
Cast
Robert Pine
Papa
Georgia Engel
Pearl
Dean Stockwell
John White
Imogene Coca
Missy B
Melora Hardin
Janette
Brandon Douglas
Raybon (as Brandon Sokolosky)
Gennie James
Alyene
Stephanie Dunnam
Kate Tucker
Rodger Boyce
Granger
Jerry Haynes
Jack Murphy
Peter Gerety
Billy Kilgore
Gil Glasgow
William Lee
Bobby Fite
Eric Lee
Julie Condra
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