The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills

Released on
Drama, Western
Runtime
98 mins
(51 votes)

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
  • Betty Field
  • Harry Carey
  • Beulah Bondi
  • James Barton
  • Samuel S. Hinds
  • Marjorie Main
  • Ward Bond
  • Marc Lawrence
  • John Qualen
  • Fuzzy Knight
  • Tom Fadden
  • Olin Howland
  • Dorothy Adams
  • Virita Campbell
  • Fern Emmett
  • Charles Middleton
  • Selmer Jackson

Director

  • Henry Hathaway

Producers

  • Jack Moss

Screenwriter

  • Grover Jones
  • Stuart Anthony

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