Drama Western
Young Matt Matthews, an Ozark Mountains moonshiner, hates the father he has never seen, who apparently deserted Matt's mother and left her to die. His obsession contributes to the hatred rampant in the mountains. However, the arrival of a stranger, Daniel Howitt, begins to positively affect the mountain people, who learn to shed their hatred under his gentle influence.
Directed by
Henry Hathaway
John Wayne
Young Matt Matthews
Ward Bond
Wash Gibbs
Henry Brandon
Bald Knobber (uncredited)
John Qualen
Coot Royal
James Barton
Old Matt Matthews
Betty Field
Sammy Lane
Marc Lawrence
Pete Matthews
Bob Kortman
Bald Knobber (uncredited)
Harry Carey
Daniel Howitt
Fuzzy Knight
Mr. Palestrom
Olin Howland
Corky
Samuel S. Hinds
Andy Beeler
Tom Fadden
Jim Lane
Beulah Bondi
Aunt Mollie Matthews
Fern Emmett
Mrs. Palestrom
John Harmon
Johnny - Revenue Agent (uncredited)
Dorothy Adams
Elvy
Jim Corey
Bald Knobber (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Marjorie Main
Granny Becky
Selmer Jackson
Doctor (uncredited)
Virita Campbell
Baby
William Haade
Bald Knobber (uncredited)
Hank Bell
Man with Mustache (uncredited)
Nora Bush
Townswoman (uncredited)
C.E. Anderson
Hillbilly (uncredited)
Douglas Deems
Young Man (uncredited)
Carl Knowles
Revenuer (uncredited)
Al Kunde
Townsman (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
Mrs. Carmody (uncredited)
Glen Walters
Townswoman (uncredited)

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