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Of Human Hearts

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.

1938 |1h 43m |  Drama

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Cast

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Walter Huston

Ethan Wilkins

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James Stewart

Jason Wilkins

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Beulah Bondi

Mary Wilkins

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Gene Reynolds

Jason Wilkins as a Child

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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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Robert McWade

Dr. Lupus Crumm

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Minor Watson

Captain Griggs

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Ward Bond

Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)

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Frank McGlynn Jr.

Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

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