Of Human Hearts (1938)

Of Human Hearts (1938)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1938-02-11 United States of America 103 Min. PG-13
5.826 23 votes
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 is Ethan Wilkins
Ethan Wilkins
James Stewart is Jason Wilkins
Jason Wilkins
Beulah Bondi is Mary Wilkins
Mary Wilkins
Gene Reynolds is Jason Wilkins as a Child
Jason Wilkins as a Child
Guy Kibbee is George Ames
George Ames
Charles Coburn is Dr. Charles Shingle
Dr. Charles Shingle
John Carradine is President Lincoln
President Lincoln
Ann Rutherford is Annie Hawks
Annie Hawks
Leatrice Joy Gilbert is Annie Hawks as a Child
Annie Hawks as a Child
Charley Grapewin is Jim Meeker
Jim Meeker
Leona Roberts is Sister Clarke
Sister Clarke
Gene Lockhart is Quid
Quid
Clem Bevans is Elder Massey
Elder Massey
Arthur Aylesworth is Rufus Inchpin
Rufus Inchpin
Sterling Holloway is Chauncey Ames
Chauncey Ames
Charles Peck is Chauncey Ames as a Child
Chauncey Ames as a Child
Robert McWade is Dr. Lupus Crumm
Dr. Lupus Crumm
Minor Watson is Captain Griggs
Captain Griggs
Ward Bond is Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr. is Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)

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