The Hanging Tree (1959)
From The Prize Novel -- A Picture Of Thundering Power!
1959 · NR · 1h 47m · Western
Genres: Western
Joseph "Doc" Frail is a doctor with a past he's trying to outrun. While in Montana, he comes across a mining camp with a hanging tree and rescues a man named Rune from the noose. With Rune as his servant, Frail decides to settle down, and he takes over as town doctor.
Director: Delmer Daves
Writers: Dorothy M. Johnson, Halsted Welles, Wendell Mayes
Music by: Max Steiner
Cinematography: Ted D. McCord
Editor: Owen Marks
Rated 6.7/10 by 129 viewers
Cast
Gary Cooper as Dr. Joseph "Doc" FrailMaria Schell as Elizabeth MahlerKarl Malden as Frenchy PlanteGeorge C. Scott as George GrubbKarl Swenson as Tom FlaunceVirginia Gregg as Edna FlaunceJohn Dierkes as Society RedKing Donovan as WonderBen Piazza as RuneEmile Avery as Townsman (uncredited)Fern Barry as Mother (uncredited)William Benedict as Trapper (uncredited)More like this
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