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The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
Also known as Kentucky Courage in the USA
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Eight reels / 7700 feet
Directed by Alfred Santell
Cast: Richard Barthelmess [Chad Buford], Molly O’Day [Melissa Turner], Nelson McDowell [Old Joel Turner], Martha Mattox [Maw Turner], Victor Potel [Tom Turner, the oldest son], Mark Hamilton [Dolph Turner, the youngest son], William Bertram [Caleb Hazel, the schoolmaster], Walter Lewis [Old Tad Dillon], Gardner James [Daws Dillon, his son], Ralph Yearsley [Tad Dillon, another son], Gustav von Seyffertitz [Nathan Cherry], Robert Milasch [the circuit rider], Claude Gillingwater [Major Buford], David Torrence [General Dean], Eulalie Jensen [Mrs. Dean], Doris Dawson [Margaret Dean, their daughter], Walter Rodgers [General Ulysses S. Grant], Buck the dog [Jack the dog]
First National Pictures, Incorporated, production; distributed by First National Pictures, Incorporated. / Produced by Alfred Santell. Scenario by Bess Meredyth, from the novel The Little Shepherd by John William Fox Jr. Production supervision by Henry Hobart. Cinematography by Lee Garmes. Film editor, Hugh Bennett. Intertitles written by Dwinelle Benthall and Rufus McCosh. Presented by Richard A. Rowland. / © 23 March 1928 by First National Pictures, Incorporated [LP25090]. Released 8 April 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was initially presented under the title Kentucky Courage. / Silent film.
Drama: Historical: Civil War.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: History: USA: American Civil War (1861-1865) - People: Military: General Ulysses S. Grant
Listing updated: 3 February 2009.
References: AFI-F1 n. F1.2559; AFI-F2 n. F2.3130; Katchmer-Eighty p. 22; Pitts-Hollywood p. 6 : ClasIm-278 p. 19 : Website-AFI.
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