The Shepherd of the Hills
movie
He Tamed Their Wild Hearts With His Courage and Won Them With His Love
Released July 18, 1941
Overview
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.
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
Crew
Henry Hathaway
as
Director
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John Cope
as
Sound Recordist
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Gerard Carbonara
as
Music
Natalie Kalmus
as
Other
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Harold Lewis
as
Sound Recordist
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Henri Jaffa
as
Other
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Stuart Anthony
as
Screenplay
Grover Jones
as
Screenplay
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Harold Bell Wright
as
Novel
Charles Lang
as
Director of Photography
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W. Howard Greene
as
Director of Photography
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Roland Anderson
as
Art Direction