Of Human Hearts
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Great $5,000 Title Contest Picture
1938-02-11 | 103 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Walter HustonEthan Wilkins
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James StewartJason Wilkins
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Beulah BondiMary Wilkins
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Gene ReynoldsJason Wilkins as a Child
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Guy KibbeeGeorge Ames
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Charles CoburnDr. Charles Shingle
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John CarradinePresident Lincoln
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Ann RutherfordAnnie Hawks
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Leatrice Joy GilbertAnnie Hawks as a Child
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Charley GrapewinJim Meeker
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Leona RobertsSister Clarke
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Gene LockhartQuid
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Clem BevansElder Massey
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Arthur AylesworthRufus Inchpin
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Sterling HollowayChauncey Ames
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Robert McWadeDr. Lupus Crumm
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Minor WatsonCaptain Griggs
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Ward BondLout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
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Frank McGlynn Jr.Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
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