The Shepherd of the Hills
He Tamed Their Wild Hearts With His Courage and Won Them With His Love
1941 | 98m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Henry Hathaway |
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| Writer: | Grover Jones, Harold Bell Wright, Stuart Anthony |
| Staring: |
| Young Matt Matthews, an Ozark Mountains moonshiner, hates the father he has never seen, who apparently deserted Matt's mother and left her to die. His obsession contributes to the hatred rampant in the mountains. However, the arrival of a stranger, Daniel Howitt, begins to positively affect the mountain people, who learn to shed their hatred under his gentle influence. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 18, 1941 |
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| Director: | Henry Hathaway |
| Writer: | Grover Jones, Harold Bell Wright, Stuart Anthony |
| Genres: | Drama, Western |
| Keywords | fight, bitterness, moonshine, ozarks, newcomer, hate, past and present, avengement |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| John Wayne | Young Matt Matthews |
| Betty Field | Sammy Lane |
| Harry Carey | Daniel Howitt |
| Beulah Bondi | Aunt Mollie Matthews |
| James Barton | Old Matt Matthews |
| Samuel S. Hinds | Andy Beeler |
| Marjorie Main | Granny Becky |
| Ward Bond | Wash Gibbs |
| Marc Lawrence | Pete Matthews |
| John Qualen | Coot Royal |
| Fuzzy Knight | Mr. Palestrom |
| Tom Fadden | Jim Lane |
| Olin Howland | Corky |
| Dorothy Adams | Elvy |
| Virita Campbell | Baby |
| Fern Emmett | Mrs. Palestrom |
| Charles Middleton | Blacksmith (uncredited) |
| Selmer Jackson | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Grover Jones | Screenplay |
| Harold Bell Wright | Novel |
| Stuart Anthony | Screenplay |
| W. Howard Greene | Director of Photography |
| Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Ellsworth Hoagland | Editor |
| Roland Anderson | Art Direction |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Henri Jaffa | Other |
| Gerard Carbonara | Music |
| Harold Lewis | Sound Recordist |
| John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Natalie Kalmus | Other |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack Moss | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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