Of Human Hearts (1938)

5.9/10 103 min Drama

Overview

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.

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

Clem Bevans

Elder Massey

Arthur Aylesworth

Rufus Inchpin

Sterling Holloway

Chauncey Ames

Robert McWade

Dr. Lupus Crumm

Minor Watson

Captain Griggs

Ward Bond

Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)

Frank McGlynn Jr.

Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)

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