Date of Releases : 18 July 1941 (USA)

Director : Henry Hathaway

Writers : Harold Bell Wright (novel), Grover Jones (screenplay)

Star Cast: John Wayne, Betty Field, Harry Carey

Brief: Young Matt Masters, an Ozark Mountains moonshiner, hates the father he has never seen, who apparently deserted Matt’s mother and left her to die. His obsession contributes to the hatred rampant in the mountains. However, the arrival of a stranger, Daniel Howitt, begins to positively affect the mountain people, who learn to shed their hatred under his gentle influence. Still, Matt does not quite trust Howitt…..

Rating: Approved