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Of Human Hearts
Of Human Hearts

Of Human Hearts

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

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

11 February 1938

Country

United States of America

Cast

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Ethan Wilkins

James Stewart

James Stewart

Jason Wilkins

Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Mary Wilkins

Gene Reynolds

Gene Reynolds

Jason Wilkins as a Child

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

George Ames

Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

Dr. Charles Shingle

John Carradine

John Carradine

President Lincoln

Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Annie Hawks

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

Annie Hawks as a Child

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Jim Meeker

Leona Roberts

Leona Roberts

Sister Clarke

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Quid

Clem Bevans

Clem Bevans

Elder Massey

Arthur Aylesworth

Arthur Aylesworth

Rufus Inchpin

Sterling Holloway

Sterling Holloway

Chauncey Ames

Charles Peck

Charles Peck

Chauncey Ames as a Child

Robert McWade

Robert McWade

Dr. Lupus Crumm

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Captain Griggs

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)

Frank McGlynn Jr.

Frank McGlynn Jr.

Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)

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