Thunder in the Valley (1947)

8.3/10 103 min Drama

Overview

The popular Alfred Ollivant novel "Bob, Son of Battle" is the source for this drama about sheep dogs in the Scottish highlands, filmed in mountains in Utah’s Garfield County. Gwenn is a crusty shepherd whose struggling relationship with his son McCallister is complicated by a predatory animal that is attacking the flocks of local shepherds.

Cast

Lon McCallister

David MacAdam

Peggy Ann Garner

Maggie Moore

Edmund Gwenn

Adam MacAdam

Reginald Owen

James Moore

J. Farrell MacDonald

McPherson - Innkeeper

Mae Marsh

Flower Vendor

C. Montague Shaw

Judge

Houseley Stevenson

Angus MacIvor

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