Shepherd of the Ozarks explained

Shepherd of the Ozarks
Director:Frank McDonald
Producer:Armand Schaefer
Screenplay:Dorrell McGowan
Stuart E. McGowan
Starring:Leon Weaver
Frank Weaver
June Weaver
Marilyn Hare
Frank Albertson
Thurston Hall
Music:Mort Glickman
Cinematography:Ernest Miller
Editing:Charles Craft
Studio:Republic Pictures
Distributor:Republic Pictures
Runtime:70 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Shepherd of the Ozarks is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars the vaudeville comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, with Marilyn Hare, Frank Albertson and Thurston Hall. The film was released on March 26, 1942, by Republic Pictures.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

An Army Air Corp pilot has to bail out of his plane over the Ozarks. There he falls in love while his father tries to exploit mineral rights in the area that are desperately needed for the war effort.[4]

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shepherd of the Ozarks (1942) - Overview . TCM.com . 2015-11-06.
  2. Web site: Sandra Brennan . Shepherd of the Ozarks (1942) - Frank McDonald . AllMovie . 2018-11-28.
  3. Web site: Shepherd of the Ozarks . Afi.com . 2015-11-06.
  4. Book: Shull . Michael S. . Hollywood War Films, 1937-1945 An Exhaustive Filmography of American Feature-Length Motion Pictures Relating to World War II . 2015 . McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers . 9781476621784 . 1 March 2022.