When in Rome (1952)
During the Vatican Holy Year of 1950, confidence trickster Joe Brewster (Paul Douglas) disguises himself as a priest and heads to the Holy City. It is Brewster's intention to use his faux clerical garb to evade arrest by the American authorities. But through the influence of American priest Father John (Van Johnson), Brewster experiences an epiphany and changes his ways. Reverent to a fault, When in Rome could have been insufferably saccharine, but the no-nonsense performances of Paul Douglas and Van Johnson carry the day. Enhancing the film is producer-director Clarence Brown's decision -- thankfully approved by the MGM front office -- to lens much of the story on location in Rome and Vatican City. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Van Johnson, Paul Douglas, (more)
- Director(s):
- Clarence Brown
Synopsis of When in Rome
During the Vatican Holy Year of 1950, confidence trickster Joe Brewster (Paul Douglas) disguises himself as a priest and heads to the Holy City. It is Brewster's intention to use his faux clerical garb to evade arrest by the American authorities. But through the influence of American priest Father John (Van Johnson), Brewster experiences an epiphany and changes his ways. Reverent to a fault, When in Rome could have been insufferably saccharine, but the no-nonsense performances of Paul Douglas and Van Johnson carry the day. Enhancing the film is producer-director Clarence Brown's decision -- thankfully approved by the MGM front office -- to lens much of the story on location in Rome and Vatican City. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of When in Rome
- Van Johnson - Father John
- Joseph Calleia - Aggiunto Bodulli
- Tudor Owen - Father McGinniss
- Al Silvani - Cabby
- Argentina Brunetti - Mrs. Lugacetti
- Emory Parnell - Ship's Captain
- Alberto Carlo Lolli - Fr. Segatini
- Guido Martufi - Urchin
- Carlo Borelli - Monsignor
- Paul Douglas - Joe Brewster
- Carlo Rizzo - Antonio Silesto
- Dino Nardi - Commissario, Genoa
- Mario Siletti - Luigi Lugacetti
- Mimi Aguglia - Rosa
- Charles Fawcett - Mr. Cates
- Adriano Ambrogi - Fr. Mariani
- Angela Clarke
- Director(s):
- Clarence Brown
- Writer(s):
- Charles Schnee, Dorothy Kingsley
- Producer(s):
- Clarence Brown
- Looking for special editions of When in Rome?
- See All Versions
- Subtitles:
- Check All Versions
- Closed Captioning:
- Check All Versions
BY MAIL
We're sorry, this title is not available to rent or buy by mail.
IN-STORE
What's Your Take?
Member Reviews
