The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
"He Tamed Their Wild Hearts With His Courage and Won Them With His Love"

Title: The Shepherd of the Hills
Original Title: The Shepherd of the Hills
Release Date: 1941-07-18
Status: Released
Rating: 6.6/10 (from 53 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Western
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures
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.
Cast

John Wayne
Young Matt Matthews

Betty Field
Sammy Lane

Harry Carey
Daniel Howitt

Beulah Bondi
Aunt Mollie Matthews

James Barton
Old Matt Matthews

Samuel S. Hinds
Andy Beeler

Marjorie Main
Granny Becky

Ward Bond
Wash Gibbs

Marc Lawrence
Pete Matthews

John Qualen
Coot Royal