A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
| Writing | Nunnally Johnson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Screenplay |
| Writing | A.J. Cronin | Novel |
| Directing | John M. Stahl | Director |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | James B. Clark | Editor |
| Art | James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonnie Cashin | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guy Pearce | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Art | William S. Darling | Art Direction |
| Camera | Arthur C. Miller | Director of Photography |
| Production | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Producer |
| Production | Frances C. Richardson | Researcher |
| Directing | Howard W. Koch | Assistant Director |
