The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)

Drama
Western

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

Young Matt Matthews
John Wayne
Sammy Lane
Betty Field
Mr. Palestrom
Fuzzy Knight
Jim Lane
Tom Fadden
Corky
Olin Howland
Elvy
Dorothy Adams
Baby
Virita Campbell
Mrs. Palestrom
Fern Emmett
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
Doctor (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Daniel Howitt
Harry Carey
Aunt Mollie Matthews
Beulah Bondi
Old Matt Matthews
James Barton
Andy Beeler
Samuel S. Hinds
Granny Becky
Marjorie Main
Wash Gibbs
Ward Bond
Pete Matthews
Marc Lawrence
Coot Royal
John Qualen

Crew

Director
Henry Hathaway
Novel
H Harold Bell Wright
Screenplay
Grover Jones
Screenplay
S Stuart Anthony
Producer
J Jack Moss
Director of Photography
W W. Howard Greene
Director of Photography
C Charles Lang
Editor
E Ellsworth Hoagland
Art Direction
R Roland Anderson
Art Direction
H Hans Dreier
Other
Natalie Kalmus
Other
H Henri Jaffa
Music
G Gerard Carbonara
Sound Recordist
H Harold Lewis
Sound Recordist
J John Cope