"Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Great $5,000 Title Contest Picture"
This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.
Ethan Wilkins
Jason Wilkins
Mary Wilkins
Jason Wilkins as a Child
George Ames
Dr. Charles Shingle
President Lincoln
Annie Hawks
Annie Hawks as a Child
Jim Meeker
Sister Clarke
Quid
Elder Massey
Rufus Inchpin
Chauncey Ames
Chauncey Ames as a Child
Dr. Lupus Crumm
Captain Griggs
Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
Lout Laughing in Church (uncredited)
Director
Story
Screenplay
Producer
Music
Director of Photography
Editor
Art Direction
Sound Director
Art Department Assistant
Art Department Assistant
Wardrobe Designer