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.
- Production
- Paramount Pictures
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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
Fuzzy Knight
Mr. Palestrom
Tom Fadden
Jim Lane
Olin Howland
Corky
Dorothy Adams
Elvy
Virita Campbell
Baby
Fern Emmett
Mrs. Palestrom
Charles Middleton
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Doctor (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Henry Hathaway
- Writers
- Grover Jones,Stuart Anthony
- Producers
- Jack Moss
- Cinematography
- Charles Lang,W. Howard Greene
- Composer
- Gerard Carbonara
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CinemaSerf
February 9, 2026
Riddled with bitterness and resentment, “Matt” (John Wayne) lives in a small farming community that seems tormented, generally, by events from it’s past. Then the arrival of the kindly stranger “Daniel” (Harry Carey) causes some consternation as he makes clear he wants to buy some land. Luckily, one of the few sane folk around, “Sammy” (Betty Field) takes a liking to him after he proves quite adept at removing bullets, and so she tries to help him acquire a meadow, but it seems this transaction …