Thunder Mountain

Sam Martin grows up in the Kentucky hills with a preacher as his closest friend and father figure. The young man goes away and gets an education, and when he returns home, he wants to build a school so that others can learn, too.

Cast

Madge Bellamy

as Azalea

Leslie Fenton

as Sam Martin

Alec B. Francis

as Preacher

Paul Panzer

as Morgan

Arthur Housman

as Joe Givens

Zasu Pitts

as Mandy Coulter

Emily Fitzroy

as Ma MacBirney

Dan Mason

as Pa MacBirney

Otis Harlan

as Jeff Coulter

Russell Simpson

as Si Pace

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