The Shepherd of the Hills
MovieTitle | The Shepherd of the Hills |
User score | 6.6 |
Release date | Jul 18, 1941 |
Genre | Drama, Western |
Director | Henry Hathaway |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
Run time | 98 min. |
Young Matt Matthews, 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.