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The Shepherd of the Hills
“Your Applause Will Resound Like the Thunder in the Hills!”
7.0 / 10• 1928• 1h 30m•NR• English
WesternDrama
Storyline
David Howitt, a stranger, comes among the mountain folk of the Missouri hills and, taken in by an Ozark family, becomes known as The Shepherd because of his gentle and kindly ways. Years earlier, his son betrayed a mountaineer's daughter, and The Shepherd hopes to atone for his error. When a continued drought threatens the people with starvation and ruin, they lose faith in the "miracle man" and mock him, though he begs them to keep the faith.
Cast & Crew
Alec B. Francis
David Howitt, The Shepherd
Lead
Molly O'Day
Sammy Lane
John Boles
Young Matt
Matthew Betz
Wash Gibbs
Romaine Fielding
Old Matt
Otis Harlan
By Thunder
JB
Joseph Bennett
Ollie
Maurice Murphy
Little Pete
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Albert S. Rogell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Shepherd of the Hills is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
