Of Human Hearts Movie Review 1938

Rural life just before the Civil War sets up this cornpone tale of family strife. Huston is a stern preacher who has his family living in near poverty as an example of sacrifice to his flock. Son Stewart wants to study medicine and Bondi, defying her husband, manages to fund his dream. Only Stewart becomes so engrossed by his ambitions that he ignores the family, even after his father dies and his mother is left poor and alone. Then Stewart joins the Civil War as a doctor where he meets President Lincoln (Carradine), who tells him he should never neglect his mother. Oy. Well, the cast is good. Adapted from the story "Benefits Forgot" by Honore Morrow.

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Available on VHS
Running time 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Drama, Civil War, Adapted from a Story

Screenplay

Bradbury Foote

Cast

James Stewart, Beulah Bondi, Walter Huston, John Carradine, Guy Kibbee, Charles Coburn, Ann Rutherford, Charley Grapewin, Gene Lockhart

Cinematography

Clyde De Vinna

Director

Clarence Brown

Producer

Jr. John W. Considine, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures