Of Human Hearts
"Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Great $5,000 Title Contest Picture"
6.0/10
6.8
Released19381h 43minNR
"Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Great $5,000 Title Contest Picture"
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Walter Huston
Ethan Wilkins
James Stewart
Jason Wilkins
Beulah Bondi
Mary Wilkins
Gene Reynolds
Jason Wilkins as a Child
Guy Kibbee
George Ames
Charles Coburn
Dr. Charles Shingle
John Carradine
President Lincoln
Ann Rutherford
Annie Hawks
Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Annie Hawks as a Child
Charley Grapewin
Jim Meeker
Leona Roberts
Sister Clarke
Gene Lockhart
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