| ~The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come~ 1928 |
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| ~114-8: Richard Barthelmess & ?~ |
| ~114-69: Richard Barthelmess~ |
| ~114-119: Richard Barthelmess & Molly O'Day~ |
| ~114-135: Richard Barthelmess & Molly O'Day~ |
| ~114-147: Richard Barthelmess~ |
| ~114-149: Claude Gillingwater & Richard Barthelmess~ |
| ~114-151: Scene from film~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Chad (Richard Barthelmess), an orphan born in Kentucky, is adopted by Major Buford (Claude
Gillingwater), who conceals his belief that the boy is his nephew. Chad is sent to school in Lexington,
and when the Civil War breaks out he joins the Union Army, losing his foster father's affection along
with that of Margaret Dean (Doris Dawson), his sweetheart back home. Chad, now a captain, finds
that his duty takes him to the town of his birth. There he rediscovers Melissa Turner (Molly O'Day),
his childhood sweetheart, and falls in love with her again. The war's end finds Major Buford dead.
Offered the major's estate if he will return to the Bluegrass region, Chad declines, preferring to
remain with Melissa.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
Gillingwater), who conceals his belief that the boy is his nephew. Chad is sent to school in Lexington,
and when the Civil War breaks out he joins the Union Army, losing his foster father's affection along
with that of Margaret Dean (Doris Dawson), his sweetheart back home. Chad, now a captain, finds
that his duty takes him to the town of his birth. There he rediscovers Melissa Turner (Molly O'Day),
his childhood sweetheart, and falls in love with her again. The war's end finds Major Buford dead.
Offered the major's estate if he will return to the Bluegrass region, Chad declines, preferring to
remain with Melissa.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: Alfred Santell Written by: Dwinelle Benthall - titles Rufus McCosh - titles Bess Meredyth - writer Based on the novel The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by John William Fox (New York, 1903). |
| ~Cast~ Richard Barthelmess ...Chad Buford Molly O'Day ...Melissa Turner Nelson McDowell ...Old Joel Turner Martha Mattox ...Maw Turner Victor Potel ...Tom Turner (eldest son) Mark Hamilton ...Dolph Turner (youngest son) William Bertram ...Caleb Haazel (schoolmaster) Walter P. Lewis ...Old Tad Dillon (as Walter Lewis) Gardner James ...Daws Dillon (his son) Ralph Yearsley ...Tad Dillon (another son) Gustav von Seyffertitz ...Nathan Cherry Robert Milasch ...The Circuit Rider Claude Gillingwater ...Major Buford David Torrence ...General Dean Eulalie Jensen ...Mrs. Dean Doris Dawson ...Margaret Dean (their daughter) Walter Rodgers ...General Grant (as Walter Rogers) |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Producted & Released by: First National Pictures Producer: Alfred Santell Cinematography by: Lee Garmes Film Editing by: Hugh Bennett Supervisor: Henry Hobart Presenter: Richard A. Rowland Length: 8 Reels Runtime: 80 Minutes Released: April 8, 1928 |
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