The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
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Alfred Santell
Director
Richard Barthelmess
Chad Buford
Molly O'day
Melissa Turner
Nelson Mcdowell
Old Joel Turner
Martha Mattox
Maw Turner
Victor Potel
Tom Turner, oldest son
Film Details
Also Known As
Kentucky courage
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
Apr
8,
1928
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by John William Fox (New York, 1903).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,700ft
(8 reels)
Synopsis
Chad, an orphan born in Kentucky, is adopted by Major Buford, 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, 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, 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.
Director
Alfred Santell
Director
Cast
Richard Barthelmess
Chad Buford
Molly O'day
Melissa Turner
Nelson Mcdowell
Old Joel Turner
Martha Mattox
Maw Turner
Victor Potel
Tom Turner, oldest son
Mark Hamilton
Dolph Turner, youngest son
William Bertram
Caleb Hazel, schoolmaster
Walter Lewis
Old Tad Dillon
Gardner James
Daws Dillon, his son
Ralph Yearsley
Tad Dillon, another son
Gustav Von Seyffertitz
Nathan Cherry
Robert Milasch
The Circuit Rider
Buck
Jack, the dog
Claude Gillingwater
Major Buford
David Torrence
General Dean
Eulalie Jensen
Mrs. Dean
Doris Dawson
Margaret Dean, their daughter
Walter Rogers
General Grant
Crew
Film Details
Also Known As
Kentucky courage
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
Apr
8,
1928
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by John William Fox (New York, 1903).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,700ft
(8 reels)
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
First shown as Kentucky Courage.
