
The Shepherd of the Hills
Western · Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Alec B. Francis
Alec B. Francis
David Howitt, The Shepherd
Alec B. Francis
David Howitt, The Shepherd


Molly O'Day
Molly O'Day
Sammy Lane
Molly O'Day
Sammy Lane


John Boles
John Boles
Young Matt
John Boles
Young Matt


Matthew Betz
Matthew Betz
Wash Gibbs
Matthew Betz
Wash Gibbs


Romaine Fielding
Romaine Fielding
Old Matt
Romaine Fielding
Old Matt


Otis Harlan
Otis Harlan
By Thunder
Otis Harlan
By Thunder
Joseph Bennett
Joseph Bennett
Ollie
Joseph Bennett
Ollie


Maurice Murphy
Maurice Murphy
Little Pete
Maurice Murphy
Little Pete


Edythe Chapman
Edythe Chapman
Aunt Mollie
Edythe Chapman
Aunt Mollie


Carl Stockdale
Carl Stockdale
Jim Lane
Carl Stockdale
Jim Lane
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