Of Human Hearts

Feb 11, 1938

1h 43m

★ 5.8

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Great $5,000 Title Contest Picture

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Ethan Wilkins

Walter Huston

Jason Wilkins

James Stewart

Mary Wilkins

Beulah Bondi

Jason Wilkins as a Child

Gene Reynolds

George Ames

Guy Kibbee

Dr. Charles Shingle

Charles Coburn

President Lincoln

John Carradine

Annie Hawks

Ann Rutherford

Annie Hawks as a Child

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

Jim Meeker

Charley Grapewin

Sister Clarke

Leona Roberts

Quid

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