The Shepherd of the Hills

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

Jul 18 1941 Approved 1h 38m
Adventure, Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

Young Matt Masters, 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. Still, Matt does not quite trust Howitt.....

Written by

Harold Bell Wright, Grover Jones, Stuart Anthony

Directed by

Henry Hathaway

Cast

John Wayne, Betty Field, Harry Carey

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

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