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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Walter HustonEthan Wilkins
James StewartJason Wilkins
Beulah BondiMary Wilkins
Gene ReynoldsJason Wilkins as a Child
Guy KibbeeGeorge Ames
Charles CoburnDr. Charles Shingle
John CarradinePresident Lincoln
Ann RutherfordAnnie Hawks
Leatrice Joy GilbertAnnie Hawks as a Child
Charley GrapewinJim Meeker
Leona RobertsSister Clarke
Gene LockhartQuidExplore the crew
- Director
- Clarence Brown
- Screenplay
- Bradbury Foote
- Director of Photography
- Clyde De Vinna
- Editor
- Frank E. Hull
- Producer
- John W. Considine Jr.