Storyline
Aluminum magnate James J. Maloney, Sr. meets with government officials to discuss the war effort and the need to end price-fixing. After the meeting, Maloney receives word that his son Jimmy, a playboy turned Army flight instructor, is lost with his navigator, Scully, somewhere in the Ozarks. While Maloney rushes to find his son, Jimmy and Scully crash land in the small town of Weaverville, where the mayor and his wife, Abner and Elviry Weaver, are trying to impress upon the citizens that they are better off in the mountains than in the big city
Cast & Crew
Leon Weaver
Abner
Lead
Frank Weaver
Cicero
June Weaver
Elviry
Marilyn Hare
Susanna Weaver
Frank Albertson
Lieutenant James J. 'Jimmy' Maloney, Jr.
Thurston Hall
James Maloney
Johnny Arthur
Doolittle
William Haade
Dudd Hitt
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank McDonald's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shepherd of the Ozarks is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
