Film

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941 · 1h 38m · Drama · Western

He Tamed Their Wild Hearts With His Courage and Won Them With His Love

IMDb

6.9

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.

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

• Henry HathawayDirector
• Grover JonesScreenplay
• Stuart AnthonyScreenplay
• Harold Bell WrightNovel
• Jack MossProducer
• W. Howard GreeneDirector of Photography
• Charles LangDirector of Photography
• Ellsworth HoaglandEditor

Release date

July 18, 1941

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, Western

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