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The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)

1h 38m · 18 Jul 1941

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

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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.

Movie ID47620
GenreDrama, Western
DirectorHenry Hathaway
Main castJohn Wayne, Betty Field, Harry Carey, Beulah Bondi, James Barton, Samuel S. Hinds, Marjorie Main, Ward Bond
Release date18 July 1941
Release year1941
LanguageEnglish
Duration98 min (1h 38m)
Rating6.6 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseParamount Pictures

Director: Henry Hathaway
Writers: Grover Jones, Stuart Anthony

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John WayneYoung Matt Matthews Betty FieldSammy Lane Harry CareyDaniel Howitt Beulah BondiAunt Mollie Matthews James BartonOld Matt Matthews Samuel S. HindsAndy Beeler Marjorie MainGranny Becky Ward BondWash Gibbs Marc LawrencePete Matthews John QualenCoot Royal Fuzzy KnightMr. Palestrom Tom FaddenJim Lane Olin HowlandCorky Dorothy AdamsElvy Virita CampbellBaby Fern EmmettMrs. Palestrom Charles MiddletonBlacksmith (uncredited) Selmer JacksonDoctor (uncredited) C.E. AndersonHillbilly (uncredited) Hank BellMan with Mustache (uncredited)

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