Of Human Hearts

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

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.

Director: Clarence Brown

Cast

Walter Huston

Ethan Wilkins

James Stewart

Jason Wilkins

Beulah Bondi

Mary Wilkins

Gene Reynolds

Jason Wilkins as a Child

Guy Kibbee

George Ames

Charles Coburn

Dr. Charles Shingle

John Carradine

President Lincoln

Ann Rutherford

Annie Hawks