Roughly a decade before the Civil War, Reverend Ethan Wilkins (Walter Huston) accepts a position ministering to an isolated, poverty-stricken town in Ohio called Pine Hill. Though the townspeople had promised to pay Ethan an annual salary of $400, he is informed upon his arrival that they cannot aff read more
Of Human Hearts
Directed by Clarence Brown
Written by Bradbury Foote from the story “Benefits Forgot” by Honore Morrow
1938/USA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
First viewing/Warner Archives DVD This picture has everything going for it but the story was a bit too slight to hook me. Preacher Et read more
Set in Ohio, circa 1845 to 1865, Of Human Hearts tracks the intergenerational conflict between Preacher Ethan Wilkins (Walter Huston) and his son Jason (Jimmy Stewart). While the good reverend is forgiving of his congregants, he is far less sympathetic to the material ambitions of his son. The esse read more
Of Human Hearts(1938). Directed by Clarence Brown.Cast: Walter Huston, James Stewart and Beulah Bondi. Bondi was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
The story begins when Rev. Ethan Wilkins moves his family from a wealthy parish in Maryland to an impoverished village on read more
