The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
He Tamed Their Wild Hearts With His Courage and Won Them With His Love
98 min
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
- July 18, 1941
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Gerard Carbonara
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Trailer
Cast
- John Wayne as Young Matt Matthews
- Betty Field as Sammy Lane
- Harry Carey as Daniel Howitt
- Beulah Bondi as Aunt Mollie Matthews
- James Barton as Old Matt Matthews
- Samuel S. Hinds as Andy Beeler
- Marjorie Main as Granny Becky
- Ward Bond as Wash Gibbs
- Marc Lawrence as Pete Matthews
- John Qualen as Coot Royal
- Fuzzy Knight as Mr. Palestrom
- Tom Fadden as Jim Lane
- Olin Howland as Corky
- Dorothy Adams as Elvy
- Fern Emmett as Mrs. Palestrom
- Charles Middleton as Blacksmith (uncredited)
- Selmer Jackson as Doctor (uncredited)
Crew
- Henry Hathaway · Director
- Harold Bell Wright · Writer
- Grover Jones · Writer
- Stuart Anthony · Writer
- Jack Moss · Producer
- Gerard Carbonara · Composer
- W. Howard Greene · Cinematographer
- Charles Lang · Cinematographer
- Ellsworth Hoagland · Editor