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The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills

Your Applause Will Resound Like the Thunder in the Hills!

Genres

WesternDrama

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 January 1928

Country

United States of America

Cast

Alec B. Francis

Alec B. Francis

David Howitt, The Shepherd

Molly O'Day

Molly O'Day

Sammy Lane

John Boles

John Boles

Young Matt

Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

Wash Gibbs

Romaine Fielding

Romaine Fielding

Old Matt

Otis Harlan

Otis Harlan

By Thunder

Joseph Bennett

Joseph Bennett

Ollie

Maurice Murphy

Maurice Murphy

Little Pete

Edythe Chapman

Edythe Chapman

Aunt Mollie

Carl Stockdale

Carl Stockdale

Jim Lane

Ena Gregory

Ena Gregory

Maggie

John Westwood

John Westwood

The Artist

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