Thunder in the Valley (1947)
The popular Alfred Ollivant novel "Bob, Son of Battle" is the source for this drama about sheep dogs in the Scottish highlands, filmed in mountains in Utah’s Garfield County. Gwenn is a crusty shepherd whose struggling relationship with his son McCallister is complicated by a predatory animal that is attacking the flocks of local shepherds.
Director: Louis King
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Lon McCallister as David MacAdam |
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Peggy Ann Garner as Maggie Moore |
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Edmund Gwenn as Adam MacAdam |
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Reginald Owen as James Moore |
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Charles Irwin as Long Kirby |
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J. Farrell MacDonald as McPherson - Innkeeper |
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Mae Marsh as Flower Vendor |
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C. Montague Shaw as Judge |
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Houseley Stevenson as Angus MacIvor |
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Dan Sheridan as Constable |
| Directing | Louis King | Director |
| Writing | Jerome Cady | Writer |
| Writing | Alfred Ollivant | Novel |
| Production | Robert Bassler | Producer |
| Sound | Cyril J. Mockridge | Music |
| Editing | Nick DeMaggio | Editor |
| Camera | Charles G. Clarke | Director of Photography |