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The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1928)

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come poster
Directed by
Alfred Santell
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young orphan boy grows up in the mountains of Kentucky during the Civil War era. He finds a home and must choose between loyalty to his new family and his own conscience.

poignantquietearnestold-fashionedsentimentalnostalgicslow-paced

What happens

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Richard Barthelmess. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures. The film is a remake of a 1920 Goldwyn Pictures film with the same title starring Jack Pickford. It was filmed again as a 1961 CinemaScope film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring singer Jimmie Rodgers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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