The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
An orphaned man recalls his upbringing with his aunt and her husband, the parson, in a small Western town during the Reconstruction.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
50 audience votes
Key crew
- Margaret FittsScreenplay
- Jacques TourneurDirector
- Adolph DeutschOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Joel McCreaJosiah Doziah Gray
- Ellen DrewHarriet Gray
- Dean StockwellJohn Kenyon
- Alan HaleJed Isbell
- Lewis StoneDr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Sr.
- James MitchellDr. Daniel Kalbert Harris, Jr.
- Amanda BlakeFaith Radmore Samuels
- Juano HernándezUncle Famous Prill
- Charles KemperProf. Sam Houston Jones
- Connie GilchristSarah Isbell
- Ed BegleyLon Backett
- Jack LambertPerry Lokey
Stills
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Themes
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