Dr. Robert F. Thomas - The Great Smoky Mountain Horseback Healer of Body and Soul
2009
10 min
English
“I am often tired in my work, but never tired of it.”
This is a documentary about Dr. Robert F. Thomas, a missionary minister to the Smoky Mountains from the 1920's-1980. He delivered many babies at Pittman Center in the Smokies, among those was famous singer Dolly Parton. This documentary placed 1st at the National History Day district competition, and 1st at the state level, as well as the 'Best Tennessee Project' at state level.
- Status
- Released
Keywords
- educational
- local history
- rural tennessee
- dollywood
Top Cast
Maranda Vandergriff as Narrator
Dolly Parton as Herself
Elisa Vandergriff as Girl with Chicken
Elijah Gray as Dr. Thomas Reenactor
Glenn Cardwell as Themself
Ruth Carr Miller as Herself
Melvin Carr as Himself
Top Crew
Maranda Vandergriff · Director, Editor
Elisa Vandergriff · Director, Editor
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