

The Shepherd of the Hills
He Tamed Their Wild Hearts With His Courage and Won Them With His Love
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.
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- English
- fight
- bitterness
- moonshine
- ozarks
- newcomer
- hate
- avengement
- enthusiastic
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- TheatricalNR18 Jul 1941
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1 Sept 1941
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The Shepherd of the Hills was released on 18 July 1941.
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CinemaSerf
2/9/2026
Riddled with bitterness and resentment, “Matt” (John Wayne) lives in a small farming community that seems tormented, generally, by events from it’s past. Then the arrival of the kindly stranger “Daniel” (Harry Carey) causes some consternation as he makes clear he wants to buy some land. Luckily, one of the few sane folk around, “Sammy” (Betty Field) takes a liking to him after he proves quite adept at removing bullet…
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