1941
6.6 (53 votes)
1h 38m
Genres
Drama
Western
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
The Shepherd of the Hills
He Tamed Their Wild Hearts With His Courage and Won Them With His Love
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.
Key Crew
Director: Henry Hathaway
Screenplay: Grover Jones, Stuart Anthony
Producer: Jack Moss
Director of Photography: W. Howard Greene, Charles Lang
Top 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
