THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS
DIRECTED BY HENRY HATHAWAY
PRODUCED BY JACK MOSS
PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Photo with the courtesy of lasbugas
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Plot Summary
Young Matt Masters, 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. Still, Matt does not quite trust Howitt.....
Summary written by Jim Beaver
Full Cast
John Wayne .... Young Matt
Betty Field .... Sammy Lane
Harry Carey .... Daniel Howitt
Beulah Bondi .... Aunt Mollie
James Barton .... Old Matt
Samuel S. Hinds .... Andy Beeler
Marjorie Main .... Granny Becky
Ward Bond .... Wash Gibbs
Marc Lawrence .... Pete
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
Hank Bell .... Man with mustache (uncredited)
Henry Brandon .... Bald Knobber (uncredited)
Jim Corey .... Bald Knobber (uncredited)
William Haade .... Bald Knobber (uncredited)
John Harmon .... Charles, the deputy (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson .... Doctor (uncredited)
Carl Knowles .... Revenuer (uncredited)
Bob Kortman .... Bald Knobber (uncredited)
Charles Middleton .... Blacksmith (uncredited)
Robert Shayne ... Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
Writing Credits
Stuart Anthony
Grover Jones
Harold Bell Wright story (novel)
Original Music
Gerard Carbonara
Cinematography
W. Howard Greene
Charles Lang
Trivia
John Wayne's first film in Technicolor.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949,
which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution,
and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
Goofs
* Continuity: About 13 minutes before the end of the movie,
when Young Matt leaves the house where Old Matt, Aunt Mollie and Sammy
are tending to Pete after Pete was shot, Sammy follows, shutting and latching the door behind her.
A few minutes later when Old Matt leaves, the door is standing wide open.
* Factual errors: It would be quite impossible for Granny Becky (who has been blind her entire life)
to be able to instantly recognize the familial similarities between
Young Matt and Old Matt right after her eye bandages were removed.
Filming Locations
Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
Branson, Missouri, USA
Cedar Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA