The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
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.
- Released
- 1941-07-18
- Genres
- Drama, Western
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Henry Hathaway, Grover Jones, Stuart Anthony
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 65 votes
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