The Shepherd of the Hills poster

Movie · 1941

The Shepherd of the Hills

Released 18 July 1941 More from 1941 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Young Matt Matthews, an Ozark Mountains moonshiner, hates the father he has never seen, who apparently deserted Matt's mother and left her to die. His obsession contributes to the hatred rampant in the mountains. However, the arrival of a stranger, Daniel Howitt, begins to positively affect the mountain people, who learn to shed their hatred under his gentle influence.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Olin Howland
as Corky
55
Beulah Bondi
as Aunt Mollie Matthews
53
Marjorie Main
as Granny Becky
51
James Barton
as Old Matt Matthews
50
Tom Fadden
as Jim Lane
46
Betty Field
as Sammy Lane
28
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
27years between the oldest and youngest billed
55Olin Howland — oldest on the call sheet
28Betty Field — youngest billed
47average age of the credited cast
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