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Of Human Hearts (1938)

Of Human Hearts (1938)

Drama

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

Release Date: 1938, February 11
Directors: Clarence Brown
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: John Carradine, Ann Rutherford, Leona Roberts, Ward Bond, Charley Grapewin, James Stewart, Beulah Bondi, Clem Bevans, Sterling Holloway, Charles Coburn, Walter Huston, Gene Lockhart

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.

Keywords:

family father son relationship doctor civil war abusive father spanking ministry selfishness overprotective father father son conflict minister rebellious youth preacher abraham lincoln medical student army medic overbearing father return of son domineering father headstrong son small town doctor medical education medical resident