The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills

90 mins | Drama, Western | Jan. 1, 1928

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.

The Shepherd of the Hills

90 mins | Drama, Western | Jan. 1, 1928

The Shepherd of the Hills
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.
Producers First National Pictures
Original title The Shepherd of the Hills
Directors Albert S. Rogell
Writers Rufus McCosh, Marion Jackson, Dwinelle Benthall, Harold Bell Wright

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

as Maggie

John Westwood

as The Artist