Miracle at Lourdes

Miracle at Lourdes (1939)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Entry in Carey Wilson's Miniature series for MGM tells the story of a doctor and wife who are living a perfect life until one day she is struck down with a crippling disease. The doctor loses all of his faith until the two travel to a small city where it was believed a young girl saw a holy vision, which brought forth holy water. Thousands of people travel to this site hoping for a miracle, which is exactly what the doctor is looking for. This is a fairly good short, although there's really nothing here that makes it jump off the screen. The performances show some weakness and the direction never really hits the story home. The story itself is an interesting one but I wish more could have been done with it.