The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1928 film)

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (aka: Kentucky Courage)
Still with Richard Barthelmess and Molly O'Day
Directed by	Alfred Santell
Written by	Bess Meredyth
Based on	The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by John Fox, Jr.
Produced by	Richard A. Rowland
Starring	Richard Barthelmess Molly O'Day
Cinematography	Lee Garmes
Edited by	Hugh Bennett
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	April 8, 1928 (1928-04-08)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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.^[1][2] The film is a remake of a 1920 Goldwyn Pictures film with the same title starring Jack Pickford.

Cast

• Richard Barthelmess as Chad Buford
• Molly O'Day as Melissa Turner
• Nelson McDowell as Old Joel Turner
• Martha Mattox as Maw Turner
• Victor Potel as Tom Turner
• Mark Hamilton as Dolph Turner
• William Bertram as Caleb Haazel
• Walter P. Lewis as Old Tad Dillon
• Gardner James as Daws Dillon
• Ralph Yearsley as Tad Dillon
• Gustav von Seyffertitz as Nathan Cherry
• Robert Milasch as The Circuit Rider
• Claude Gillingwater as Major Buford
• David Torrence as General Dean
• Eulalie Jensen as Mrs. Dean

Preservation

With no prints of The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come located in any film archives,^[3] it is a lost film.^[4]

References

1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come at silentera.com
3. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
4. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Lost First National films - 1928

External links

• The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come at IMDb
• Lantern slide(Wayback)