The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
Release Date: Jul 18, 1941 Wide
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Harold Bell Wright's bestselling novel The Shepherd of the Hills had been previously filmed in 1919 and 1928 before Paramount offered the first talkie version in 1941. In one of his least typical roles, John Wayne plays a young Ozark backwoodsman forsworn to kill his father, who years earlier abandoned his mother. Against this personal crisis is played the larger drama of outsiders who threaten to push Wayne's friends and family off their land. Fate plays a hand when a mysterious stranger
Jul 18, 1941 Wide
Feb 17, 1998
Cast
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John Wayne
Young Matt Matthews -
Betty Field
Sammy Lane -
Harry Carey
Daniel Howitt the sheph... -
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 I
Pete Matthews -
John Qualen
Coot Royal -
Fuzzy Knight
Mr. Palestrom -
Tom Fadden
Jim Lane -
Olin Howland
Corky -
Dorothy Adams
Elvy Royal -
Fern Emmett
Mrs. Palestrom -
Hank Bell
Man with Mustache -
Henry Brandon
Bald Knobber -
Jim Corey
Bald Knobbers -
William Haade
Bald Knobber -
John Harmon
Charles the deputy -
Selmar Jackson
Doctor -
Bob Kortman
Bald Knobber -
Charles B. Middleton
Blacksmith
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One of John Wayne's better films before he became a star due to Henry Hathaway's solid direction, Duke's own acting, and strong supporting cast.
Well-acted, especially by Wayne.
Audience Reviews for The Shepherd of the Hills
(1941) The Shepherd Of The Hills
DRAMA/ WESTERN
Entertaining drama film starring John Wayne as a woodsman bent on avenging his mother to kill the father (Harry Carey) after abandoning him as a toddler and his mother as she was left to die. Story based from a novel written by Harold Bell Wright is in some ways similar idea to "The Searchers" but with a whole new situation as well as a different setting and different approach. John Wayne's persona is still intact and makes the most of it's forestry landscapes. The other thing I like about this film is that it doesn't seem to soap operish.
3 out of 4 stars
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