Dr. Robert F. Thomas - The Great Smoky Mountain Horseback Healer of Body and Soul (2009)

“I am often tired in my work, but never tired of it.”

10 min · United States of America · Dir. Maranda Vandergriff

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.

Cast

Maranda Vandergriff

Narrator

Dolly Parton

Herself

Elisa Vandergriff

Girl with Chicken

Elijah Gray

Dr. Thomas Reenactor

Glenn Cardwell

Themself

Ruth Carr Miller

Herself

Melvin Carr

Himself

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