Desc: The Parish Priest: Directed by Joseph Franz. With William Desmond, Tom Ricketts, Carl Miller, J. Morris Foster. John Whalen is ordained into the priesthood and assumes the leadership of a small-town New Jersey parish. His dying mother's last wish is for young doctor Edward Welsh and his sweetheart to be married. Rev. Whalen devotes much time and effort to overcoming the obstacles to the union, managing along the way to solve the problems of other townspeople.