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The Shepherd of the Hills

6.6 98 mins Drama   Western   1941
Paramount Pictures  
Director(s): Henry Hathaway

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.

Casts of The Shepherd of the Hills

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

Olin Howland

as Corky

Dorothy Adams

as Elvy

Virita Campbell

as Baby

Fern Emmett

as Mrs. Palestrom

Charles Middleton

as Blacksmith (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

as Doctor (uncredited)

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