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The Hanging Tree

NR
Western
6.7/10(104 ratings)

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. He meets Elizabeth, who is suffering from shock, and the two soon fall in love. But when Elizabeth is attacked, Frail's attempt to help her lands them both in trouble.

02-19-1959
1h 47m
The Hanging Tree
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Main Cast

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail

Maria Schell

Maria Schell

Elizabeth Mahler

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Frenchy Plante

George C. Scott

George C. Scott

George Grubb

Karl Swenson

Karl Swenson

Tom Flaunce

Virginia Gregg

Virginia Gregg

Edna Flaunce

John Dierkes

John Dierkes

Society Red

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Delmer Daves
Production:
Baroda, Warner Bros. Pictures

Key Crew

Producer:
Richard Shepherd
Director:
Delmer Daves
Screenplay:
Wendell Mayes
Screenplay:
Halsted Welles
Novel:
Dorothy M. Johnson

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en