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The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)

Directed by Henry Hathaway

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.

Rated NR | Length 98 minutes

Actors

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