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The Shepherd Of The Hills (film)
The Shepherd of the Hills may refer to: * ''The Shepherd of the Hills'' (novel), 1907 American novel by Harold Bell Wright ** ''The Shepherd of the Hills'' (1919 film), silent version co-directed by Harold Bell Wright ** ''The Shepherd of the Hills'' (1928 film), silent version directed by Albert S. Rogell ** ''The Shepherd of the Hills'' (1941 film), Technicolor version, starring John Wayne ** ''The Shepherd of the Hills'' (1964 film), color version, a/k/a ''Thunder Mountain'' {{disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shepherd Of The Hills (novel)
''The Shepherd of the Hills'' is a book written in 1907 by author Harold Bell Wright and illustrated by Frank G. Cootes. It depicts a mostly fictional story of mountain folklore and forgiveness, and has been translated into seven languages since its release. History Wright began visiting the Ozark Mountains in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas in 1898 at the bidding of his physician, who recommended two vacations a year in a more suitable climate for health reasons. In following his doctor's advice, he became acquainted with John and Anna Ross, known locally as Old Matt and Aunt Mollie. The people he encountered during his eight summers spent camping on the Rosses' land were the inspirations for his characters in the book. Plot summary The story depicts the lives of mountain people living in the Ozarks. The main story surrounds the relationship between Grant "Old Matt" Matthews Senior and Dad Howitt, an elderly, mysterious, learned man who has escaped the buzzing restlessne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shepherd Of The Hills (1919 Film)
''The Shepherd of the Hills'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Louis F. Gottschalk and Harold Bell Wright, and based on Bell Wright's 1909 novel of the same name. It was remade in 1941 by director Henry Hathaway. Plot A world-weary man arrives in a small Ozark town to atone for the wrongdoing of his son, who had a child with one of the town's residents and split town years earlier. Cast * Harry Lonsdale as The Shepherd * Cathrine Curtis as Sammy Lane * George A. McDaniel as Young Matt * Don Bailey as Old Matt * Elizabeth Rhodes as Aunt Molly * Lon Poff as Jim Lane * C. Edward Raynor as Little Pete * Bert Sprotte as Wash Gibbs * George Hackathorne as Ollie Stuart * Louis Darclay as The Artist * E.K. Kendall as Postmaster * Ardita Mellinina as The Girl at the Spring (credited as Ardita Mellonino) * William De Vaull William De Vaull (December 12, 1870 – June 4, 1945) - also credited as William P. DeVaull - was an American film actor. He appeared in more th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shepherd Of The Hills (1928 Film)
''The Shepherd of the Hills'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Alec B. Francis, Molly O'Day and John Boles.Munden p.707 Cast * Alec B. Francis as David Howitt, The Shepherd * Molly O'Day as Sammy Lane * John Boles as Young Matt * Matthew Betz as Wash Gibbs * Romaine Fielding as Old Matt * Otis Harlan as By Thunder * Joseph Bennett as Ollie * Maurice Murphy as Little Pete * Edythe Chapman as Aunt Mollie * Carl Stockdale as Jim Lane * Ena Gregory Ena Jessie Gregory (18 April 1907 – 13 June 1993), also known as Marian Douglas, was an Australian-American actress who achieved fame in Hollywood in the 1920s. Childhood Ena Gregory was born Ena Jessie Gregory to Arthur and Jessie Gregory in ... as Maggie * John Westwood as The Artist References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shepherd Of The Hills (1941 Film)
''The Shepherd of the Hills'' is a 1941 American drama film starring John Wayne, Betty Field and Harry Carey. The supporting cast includes Beulah Bondi, Ward Bond, Marjorie Main and John Qualen. The picture was Wayne's first film in Technicolor and was based on the novel of the same name by Harold Bell Wright. The director was Henry Hathaway, who directed several other Wayne films including ''True Grit'' almost three decades later. The story was filmed previously in the silent era by author Wright himself '' in 1919'', released on State Rights basis. It was filmed again, in ''The Shepherd of the Hills (1928 film)'', starring Molly O'Day at First National Pictures, and later, in color in 1964. The film also prominently features two uncredited pieces of music. The first is used as a leit motif to represent the spirit of Young Matt's deceased mother: the Wiegenlied ("Guten Abend, gut' Nacht" 868 of Johannes Brahms, commonly known in English as the Brahms Lullaby. The second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
