Of Human Hearts

Of Human Hearts

103 mins | Drama, Western | Feb. 11, 1938

This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.

Of Human Hearts

103 mins | Drama, Western | Feb. 11, 1938

Of Human Hearts
This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Of Human Hearts
Directors Clarence Brown
Writers Honore Morrow, Bradbury Foote

Cast

Walter Huston

as Ethan Wilkins

James Stewart

as Jason Wilkins

Beulah Bondi

as Mary Wilkins

Gene Reynolds

as Jason Wilkins as a Child

Guy Kibbee

as George Ames

Charles Coburn

as Dr. Charles Shingle

John Carradine

as President Lincoln

Ann Rutherford

as Annie Hawks

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

as Annie Hawks as a Child

Charley Grapewin

as Jim Meeker

Leona Roberts

as Sister Clarke

Gene Lockhart

as Quid

Clem Bevans

as Elder Massey

Arthur Aylesworth

as Rufus Inchpin

Sterling Holloway

as Chauncey Ames

Charles Peck

as Chauncey Ames as a Child

Robert McWade

as Dr. Lupus Crumm

Minor Watson

as Captain Griggs

Ward Bond

as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)

Frank McGlynn Jr.

as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)