Of Human Hearts
1938This 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.
Acted in
Walter Huston
as Ethan Wilkins
James Stewart
as Jason Wilkins
Beulah Bondi
as Mary Wilkins
Gene Reynolds
as Jason Wilkins as a Child
Guy Kibbee
as George Ames
Charles Coburn
as Dr. Charles Shingle
John Carradine
as President Lincoln
Ann Rutherford
as Annie Hawks
Leatrice Joy Gilbert
as Annie Hawks as a Child
Charley Grapewin
as Jim Meeker
Leona Roberts
as Sister Clarke
Gene Lockhart
as Quid
Clem Bevans
as Elder Massey
Arthur Aylesworth
as Rufus Inchpin
Sterling Holloway
as Chauncey Ames
Charles Peck
as Chauncey Ames as a Child
Robert McWade
as Dr. Lupus Crumm
Minor Watson
as Captain Griggs
Ward Bond
as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Jr.
as Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)