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The Shepherd of the Hills

"He Tamed Their Wild Hearts With His Courage and Won Them With His Love"

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.

Top Cast

  • John Wayne

    John Wayne

    Young Matt Matthews

  • Betty Field

    Betty Field

    Sammy Lane

  • Harry Carey

    Harry Carey

    Daniel Howitt

  • Beulah Bondi

    Beulah Bondi

    Aunt Mollie Matthews

  • James Barton

    James Barton

    Old Matt Matthews

  • Samuel S. Hinds

    Samuel S. Hinds

    Andy Beeler

  • Marjorie Main

    Marjorie Main

    Granny Becky

  • Ward Bond

    Ward Bond

    Wash Gibbs

  • Marc Lawrence

    Marc Lawrence

    Pete Matthews

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.

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