Drama
Of Human Hearts
“Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Great $5,000 Title Contest Picture”
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.
Directed by Clarence Brown
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User score
25 votes
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Status
Released
Released
February 11, 1938
Runtime
1h 43m
Language
English
Top 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
Charles Peck
Chauncey Ames as a Child
Robert McWade
Dr. Lupus Crumm
Minor Watson
Captain Griggs
Ward Bond
Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr.
Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
