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From The Prize Novel -- A Picture Of Thundering Power! - The Hanging Tree
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Title: The Hanging Tree

Release Date: 19 Feb 1959

Runtime: 1h 47m

Genre: Western

Director: Baroda, Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Companies: Baroda, Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.703 (106 votes)

Cast

  • Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail: Gary Cooper
  • Elizabeth Mahler: Maria Schell
  • Frenchy Plante: Karl Malden
  • George Grubb: George C. Scott
  • Tom Flaunce: Karl Swenson
  • Edna Flaunce: Virginia Gregg
  • Society Red: John Dierkes
  • Wonder: King Donovan
  • Rune: Ben Piazza
  • Townsman (uncredited): Emile Avery
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