Of Human Hearts
1938 · 103 min
Drama
★ 6.0This 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.
Crew
- Director Clarence Brown
- Screenplay Bradbury Foote
- Story Honore Morrow
- Director of Photography Clyde De Vinna
Cast
Walter Huston
Ethan Wilkins
James Stewart
Jason Wilkins
Beulah Bondi
Mary Wilkins
Gene Reynolds
Jason Wilkins as a Child
Guy Kibbee
George Ames
Charles Coburn
Dr. Charles Shingle
John Carradine
President Lincoln
Ann Rutherford
Annie Hawks
Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Annie Hawks as a Child
Charley Grapewin
Jim Meeker
Leona Roberts
Sister Clarke
Gene Lockhart
Quid
Crew
- Director — Clarence Brown
- Screenplay — Bradbury Foote
- Story — Honore Morrow
- Director of Photography — Clyde De Vinna
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