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How Near to the Angels

Ruth Hale, Scott Whitaker

Director: Wetzel Whitaker

  • Ruth Hale: Author
  • Robert Stum: Cinematographer
  • Wetzel Whitaker: Producer, Director
  • Scott Whitaker: Writer, Author
  • Frank S. Wise: Film Editor
temple marriage
Dramatizes the problems faced by a young LDS woman in choosing a husband, with emphasis on temple marriage. Depicts problems of peer pressure and the positive influence an adviser can have.
See Mormon Film: Key Films of the Third Wave The longest film produced by the BYU Motion Picture Studio under Wetzel Whitaker (up until then). It was considered by Whitaker to be a turning point film for the studio. BYU / LDS Motion Picture Studio Production #0015 Special music provided by the Brigham Young University Symphony Orchestra and the A Cappella Choir Musical Directors: Crawford Gates, Newell B. Weight. Theme Melody: Jane Thompson
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VC 63
September 1956
Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association
Brigham Young University Motion Picture Studio
LDS Church Production
Mary Anderson; Wid Tingey; with Andre Mostert, Brent Brockbank, and Jean Jenkins
Narrative Film
Private Church Distribution
1 reel (42 min.)
16 mm
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