Sheepdog of the Hills
Encyclopedia
Sheepdog of the Hills is a 1941 British
drama film
directed by Germain Burger
and starring David Farrar, Philip Friend
and Helen Perry. An outbreak of sheep-stealing occurs in a small rural community in the West Country
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Germain Burger
Germain Burger
-Selected filmography:Cinematographer* The Penny Pool * Down Our Alley Director* Devil's Rock * Sheepdog of the Hills * Rose of Tralee * My Ain Folk...
and starring David Farrar, Philip Friend
Philip Friend
Philip Wyndham Friend was a British film and television actor.-Filmography:* Inquest * The Midas Touch * Pimpernel Smith * The Day Will Dawn * In Which We Serve...
and Helen Perry. An outbreak of sheep-stealing occurs in a small rural community in the West Country
West Country
The West Country is an informal term for the area of south western England roughly corresponding to the modern South West England government region. It is often defined to encompass the historic counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset and the City of Bristol, while the counties of...
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Cast
- David Farrar ... Rev. Michael Verney
- Philip FriendPhilip FriendPhilip Wyndham Friend was a British film and television actor.-Filmography:* Inquest * The Midas Touch * Pimpernel Smith * The Day Will Dawn * In Which We Serve...
... Dr. Peter Hammond - Helen Perry ... Frances Miller
- Dennis WyndhamDennis WyndhamDennis Wyndham was a South African film actor. He appeared in 47 films between 1920 and 1956. He was born in Natal, South Africa....
... Riggy Teasdale - Leonard Sharp ... Geordie Scott
- Jack Vyvian ... Constable Scott
- Arthur Denton ... Hawkins
- Philip Godfrey ... Sam Worrow
- Johnnie SchofieldJohnnie Schofield-Selected filmography:* Lassie from Lancashire * Sheepdog of the Hills * Bob's Your Uncle * Up with the Lark * English Without Tears * The Echo Murders * The Shop at Sly Corner...
... Tom Abbott