The Couch Critic Logo
The Couch CriticCouch Critic
TrendingMoviesTV ShowsListsReviewsWhat to Watch
LogoThe Couch Critic

Menu

TrendingMoviesTV ShowsListsReviewsWhat to Watch

© 2026 The Couch Critic

The Couch Critic Logo

The Couch Critic

Your go-to destination for honest movie and TV show reviews from a passionate community of critics. Join the conversation today.

X

Explore

  • Trending
  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Reviews
  • Lists
  • Games
  • About Us

Categories

  • Popular Movies
  • Trending Now
  • Upcoming
  • Airing Today
  • Movie Genres
  • TV Genres

Community

  • Guides
  • What to Watch

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Cookie Policy
  • RSS Feed
© 2026 The Couch Critic.•Built by Hayden Thorn
Cookie Settings
The Movie Database

This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

Over the Hill
Over the Hill
  1. Movies
  2. Over the Hill

Over the Hill

1931
1h 29m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1931

Runtime

1h 29m

Storyline

"See this Picture-and peer into the Soul of Humanity"

In their farm house in a New York village, Ma Shelby prepares breakfast for her four children, Isaac, Tommy, Johnny and Susan, and then awakens them. The racket the boys make as they play and fight awakens their father, who spanks the eldest, Isaac. When a visitor chides Pa for not working, Ma sticks up for her husband, saying that he has a weak back and that he is waiting for a promised government job.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
Nov 29, 1931
Languages
English
Director
Henry King
Henry King
Production
Fox Film Corporation
Fox Film Corporation
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

20 Cast Members

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Ma Shelby

James Dunn

James Dunn

Johnny Shelby as an Adult

Sally Eilers

Sally Eilers

Isabel Potter as an Adult

James Kirkwood

James Kirkwood

Pa Shelby in Prologue

Edward Crandall

Thomas as an Adult

Claire Maynard

Claire Maynard

Phyllis Shelby, Johnny's Wife

Olin Howland

Olin Howland

Isaac as an Adult

Joan Peers

Joan Peers

Susan as an Adult

Joe Hachey

Isaac Shelby in Prologue

Tommy Conlon

Tommy Conlon

Johnny Shelby in Prologue

Julius Molnar

Thomas Shelby in Prologue

Marilyn Harris

Marilyn Harris

Susan Shelby in Prologue

Nancy Irish

Isabel Potter in Prologue

Eula Guy

Eula Guy

Minnie, Isaac's Wife

William Pawley

William Pawley

Ben Adams, Susan's Husband

George H. Reed

George H. Reed

Les, Wagon Driver

Douglas Walton

Douglas Walton

Stephen

David Hartford

David Hartford

Bill Collector

Billy Barty

Billy Barty

Shelby Boy (uncredited)

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Detective Escort (uncredited)

Recommended Movies