Of Human Hearts (1938)
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- Passed
- 1h 43min
- Drama, Western
- 11 Feb 1938 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.
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Cast verified as complete
Walter Huston | ... |
Ethan Wilkins
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James Stewart | ... |
Jason Wilkins
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Gene Reynolds | ... |
Jason Wilkins - as a Child
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Beulah Bondi | ... |
Mary Wilkins
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Guy Kibbee | ... |
George Ames
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Charles Coburn | ... |
Dr. Charles Shingle
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John Carradine | ... |
President Lincoln
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Ann Rutherford | ... |
Annie Hawks
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Leatrice Joy Gilbert | ... |
Annie Hawks - as a Child
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Charley Grapewin | ... |
Jim Meeker
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Leona Roberts | ... |
Sister Clarke
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Gene Lockhart | ... |
Quid
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Clem Bevans | ... |
Elder Massey
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Arthur Aylesworth | ... |
Rufus Inchpin
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Sterling Holloway | ... |
Chauncey Ames
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Charles Peck | ... |
Chauncey Ames - as a Child
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Robert McWade | ... |
Dr. Lupus Crumm
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Minor Watson | ... |
Capt. Griggs
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Grace Bohanon | ... |
(uncredited)
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Ward Bond | ... |
Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
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Francis X. Bushman Jr. | ... |
Churchgoer (uncredited)
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Tex Cooper | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Jules Cowles | ... |
Churchgoer (uncredited)
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Esther Dale | ... |
Mrs. Cantwell (uncredited)
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Stanley Fields | ... |
Horse Owner (uncredited)
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Joseph Forte | ... |
Army Intern (uncredited)
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Brenda Fowler | ... |
Mrs. Ames (uncredited)
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Rosina Galli | ... |
Mrs. Ardsley (uncredited)
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Larry Harris | ... |
(uncredited)
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Evelyn Kurt | ... |
Schoolkid (uncredited)
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Larry Kurt | ... |
Schoolkid (uncredited)
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Frank McGlynn Jr. | ... |
Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
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Roger Moore | ... |
Attendant at College of Surgery (uncredited)
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Jack Mulhall | ... |
Soldier Holding Pilgrim the Horse (uncredited)
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Anne O'Neal | ... |
Mrs. Hawks (uncredited)
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Guy Bates Post | ... |
Horse Buyer (uncredited)
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William Stack | ... |
Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
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Phillip Terry | ... |
Army Intern (uncredited)
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Charles Trowbridge | ... |
Doctor Attending Capt. Griggs (uncredited)
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Directed by
Clarence Brown |
Written by
Bradbury Foote | ... | (screen play) |
Honore Morrow | ... | (story "Benefits Forgot") (as Honoré Morrow) |
Conrad Richter | ... | (treatment contributor) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Clarence Brown | ... | producer (uncredited) |
John W. Considine Jr. | ... | producer |
Music by
Herbert Stothart |
Cinematography by
Clyde De Vinna | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
Frank E. Hull | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
Slavko Vorkapich | ... | montage effects |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons |
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Josef Norin | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
E. Mason Hopper | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Al Shenberg | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Edward Woehler | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Harry Oliver | ... | associate art director |
Edwin B. Willis | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dolly Tree | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
Leo Arnaud | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
William Axt | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Murray Cutter | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Leonid Raab | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Edward Ward | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Charles E. Whittaker | ... | technical advisor (as Charles Whittaker) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (Clarence Brown's Production)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1938) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Regal Films (1938) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1938) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1938) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1938) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1938) (Finland) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Archive Collection (United States) (DVD)
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Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
When Rev. Ethan Wilkins (Walter Huston) relocates his family from a thriving parish in Maryland to a poor village on the Ohio River, his devoted wife, Mary (Beulah Bondi), is understanding, but his young son, Jason (Gene Reynolds), struggles to adapt. Jason admires the local physician, Dr. Charles Shingle (Charles Coburn), who offers magazines to Jason that Ethan will not allow him to accept. When Mary sells some of her possessions to get Jason a subscription to Harper's Monthly, Ethan still finds the magazine inappropriate, creating a further rift. Years later when Jason is a young man (James Stewart), he and his father get into a fight when Jason acts rudely while they are on a backwoods circuit tour. Jason leaves to study medicine in Virginia. He constantly asks his parents for money, which they are only able to provide by selling their possessions, which they do without complaint. Mary writes Jason to tell him that Ethan is dying, but Jason does not return in time before Ethan passes away. Jason's letters to his mother become less frequent and stop altogether when the Civil War begins and Jason is called to service. In desperation and believing Jason must be dead, Mary writes to President Abraham Lincoln (John Carradine) to ask for information on where his grave is located. But Jason is very much alive and in need of a change in perspective, which the President is willing to provide. Written by Patrick Depew |
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Trivia | Beulah Bondi portrayed James Stewart's mother five times: In It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Of Human Hearts (1938) and Vivacious Lady (1938), and once on his television series, The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971). See more » |
Goofs | When James is told he can't have the magazines and sees they are going to Mr. Ame's son, he turns away to leave the room twice in successive shots. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Yankee Doodle Goes to Town (1939). See more » |
Soundtracks | Onward Christian Soldiers See more » |
Quotes |
Rev. Ethan Wilkins:
We thank Thee, Father, for this and all Thy bounties. Teach us to avoid the pitfalls of prejudice, pride, and vanity. Make us thoughtful of the weak, the sick, the needy, and the unfortunate, and make our humble lives a reflection of Thy goodness. We ask these things in Thy name. Amen. See more » |