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Shepherd of the Ozarks

1942 · 70 min

A folksy, gentle wartime comedy that ambles along with hayseed humor and a mild romance, easy to watch and rarely tense.

Directed by
Frank McDonald
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Leon Weaver, Frank Weaver, June Weaver
Overview
Aluminum magnate James J. Maloney, Sr. meets with government officials to discuss the war effort and the need to end price-fixing. After the meeting, Maloney receives word that his son Jimmy, a playboy turned Army flight instructor, is lost with his navigator, Scully, somewhere in the Ozarks. While Maloney rushes to find his son, Jimmy and Scully crash land in the small town of Weaverville, where the mayor and his wife, Abner and Elviry Weaver, are trying to impress upon the citizens that they are better off in the mountains than in the big city

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Directed by
Frank McDonald
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Leon Weaver, Frank Weaver, June Weaver
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
None
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Frank McDonald
Written by
Stuart E. McGowan, Dorrell McGowan
Starring
Leon Weaver, Frank Weaver, June Weaver, Marilyn Hare, Frank Albertson, Thurston Hall, Johnny Arthur, William Haade
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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