The Shepherd of the Hills (1928)
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.
Director:
Albert S. Rogell
Writer:
Marion Jackson
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Alec B. Francis as David Howitt, The Shepherd |
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Molly O'Day as Sammy Lane |
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John Boles as Young Matt |
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Matthew Betz as Wash Gibbs |
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Romaine Fielding as Old Matt |
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Otis Harlan as By Thunder |
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Joseph Bennett as Ollie |
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Maurice Murphy as Little Pete |
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Edythe Chapman as Aunt Mollie |
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Carl Stockdale as Jim Lane |
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Ena Gregory as Maggie |
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John Westwood as The Artist |
| Camera | Sol Polito | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Albert S. Rogell | Director |
| Writing | Dwinelle Benthall | Writer |
| Writing | Marion Jackson | Adaptation |
| Writing | Marion Jackson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Rufus McCosh | Writer |
| Writing | Harold Bell Wright | Novel |
| Production | Charles R. Rogers | Producer |
| Editing | Hugh Bennett | Editor |
| Crew | Richard A. Rowland | Presenter |