A man in priestly robes, seemingly the long-awaited Father O'Shea, arrives at a little-frequented Catholic mission in 1947 China. Though the man seems curiously uncomfortable with his priestly duties, his tough tactics prove very successful in the Seven Villages, as around them China disintegrates in civil war and revolution. But he has a secret, and his friendship with mission nurse Anne (an attractive war widow) seems to be taking on an unpriestly tone.
| Writing | Alfred Hayes | Screenplay |
| Camera | Franz Planer | Director of Photography |
| Production | Buddy Adler | Producer |
| Directing | Edward Dmytryk | Director |
| Writing | William E. Barrett | Novel |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Etter D'Orazio | Sound Editor |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Travilla | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Eugene Grossman | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Harry M. Leonard | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Dorothy Spencer | Editor |
| Sound | Dick Jensen | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Ray Kellogg | Visual Effects |
| Art | Maurice Ransford | Art Direction |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Art | Frank Wade | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Ben Kadish | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Turpin | Hairstylist |
