The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
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- Approved
- 1h 38min
- Adventure, Drama
- 18 Jul 1941 (USA)
- Movie
A mysterious but pleasant stranger arrives in the Missouri hills and befriends a young backwoods girl, which doesn't sit well with her moonshiner fiancé who has vowed to find and kill his own father.
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Cast verified as complete
| John Wayne | ... |
Young Matt Matthews
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| Betty Field | ... |
Sammy Lane
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| Harry Carey | ... |
Daniel Howitt
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| Beulah Bondi | ... |
Aunt Mollie Matthews
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| James Barton | ... |
Old Matt Matthews
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| Samuel S. Hinds | ... |
Andy Beeler
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| Marjorie Main | ... |
Granny Becky
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| Ward Bond | ... |
Wash Gibbs
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| Marc Lawrence | ... |
Pete Matthews
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| John Qualen | ... |
Coot Royal
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| Fuzzy Knight | ... |
Mr. Palestrom
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| Tom Fadden | ... |
Jim Lane
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| Olin Howland | ... |
Corky
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| Dorothy Adams | ... |
Elvy
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| Virita Campbell | ... |
Baby
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| Fern Emmett | ... |
Mrs. Palestrom
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| C.E. Anderson | ... |
Hillbilly (uncredited)
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| Hank Bell | ... |
Man with Mustache (uncredited)
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| Henry Brandon | ... |
Bald Knobber (uncredited)
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Nora Bush | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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| Jim Corey | ... |
Bald Knobber (uncredited)
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Douglas Deems | ... |
Young Man (uncredited)
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| William Haade | ... |
Bald Knobber (uncredited)
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John Harmon | ... |
Johnny - Revenue Agent (uncredited)
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| Selmer Jackson | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Carl Knowles | ... |
Revenuer (uncredited)
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| Bob Kortman | ... |
Bald Knobber (uncredited)
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| Al Kunde | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Anne Kunde | ... |
Mrs. Carmody (uncredited)
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| Charles Middleton | ... |
Blacksmith (uncredited)
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Glen Walters | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Henry Hathaway | ||
Written by
| Harold Bell Wright | ... | (novel) |
| Grover Jones | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Stuart Anthony | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Jack Moss | ... | producer |
Music by
| Gerard Carbonara | ||
Cinematography by
| W. Howard Greene | ... | director of photography |
| Charles Lang | ... | director of photography (as Charles Lang Jr.) |
Editing by
| Ellsworth Hoagland | ||
Art Direction by
| Roland Anderson | ||
| Hans Dreier | ||
Makeup Department
| Robert Ewing | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| George Templeton | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Henri Jaffa | ... | for the Technicolor company: associate color art director |
| Natalie Kalmus | ... | for the Technicolor company: color art director |
Sound Department
| John Cope | ... | sound recordist |
| Harold Lewis | ... | sound recordist |
Music Department
| Charles Bradshaw | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Vittorio Sanipoli | ... | italian voice dubbing: John Wayne (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1941) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1941) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1941) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1941) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1942) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films (1951) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1955) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Critics' Choice Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Studios Home Video (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2006) (United States) (DVD) (John Wayne: An American Icon Collection)
- Koch Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (DVD) (Universal Vault Series)
- Sidonis (2017) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Sidonis (2017) (France) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- HanseSound (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- HanseSound (2023) (Germany) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Young Matt Matthews, an Ozark Mountains moonshiner, hates the father he has never seen, who apparently deserted his 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 Jim Beaver |
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| Taglines | Fury in the wild Ozarks! Hatred unleashed on the "Trail of the Lonsome Pine"! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The Hayes Office were shocked and appalled by the scene in which Sammy removes her shirt and displays her bare back to the camera. Director Henry Hathaway assured the Office that it was really a man doubling for Betty Field during that particular moment. Field, as well as John Wayne, corroborated this. Years later, Field revealed that it was indeed her own bare back that was shown. See more » |
| Goofs | With both shootings later in the film there is absolutely no trace of blood. This is particularly surprising in the first case which is at point-blank range. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Cinema Paradiso (1988). See more » |
| Soundtracks | There's a Happy Hunting Ground See more » |
| Quotes |
Young Matt:
The bigger the man, the deeper the imprint. And when he's in love, he suffers knowing it's a dead end. See more » |