Of Human Hearts

Of Human Hearts (1938)

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

Drama

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.

star 5.8
  • Release Date: 1938-02-11
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Director: Clarence Brown

Where to Watch Of Human Hearts Online

Of Human Hearts is not available for streaming at this moment.

Trailer

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

  • Leatrice Joy Gilbert

    Annie Hawks as a Child

  • Charley Grapewin

    Jim Meeker

  • Leona Roberts

    Sister Clarke

  • Gene Lockhart

    Quid

  • Clem Bevans

    Elder Massey

  • Arthur Aylesworth

    Rufus Inchpin

  • Sterling Holloway

    Chauncey Ames

  • Charles Peck

    Chauncey Ames as a Child

  • Robert McWade

    Dr. Lupus Crumm

  • Minor Watson

    Captain Griggs

  • Ward Bond

    Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)

  • Frank McGlynn Jr.

    Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)

Related Movies