Wesley Film






"Whitefiled and Wesley in Bristol"

If I have this right the John Welsey film mentioned in my 1974 diary was produced by the Radio and Film Commission of the Methodist Church in cooperation with J Arthur Rank in 1954. It was re-released in 2004 and is available on DVD still. ImDB says

"When young John Wesley is saved from the flames burning his family's home, he believes God has chosen him for a higher mission. He grows up to become a minister in the Church of England but disapproves of concern within the church over the social position of the clergy. He concerns himself more with the common people and with individual religious experiences. He tries to accomplish his purposes by remaining within the church but the methodical way in which he and his followers go about their duties soon sets them apart as a special group jeeringly called Methodists."

You can see a trailer for the film here.