Film

The Hanging Tree

1959 · 1h 47m · Western

From The Prize Novel -- A Picture Of Thundering Power!

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

89%

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.

Gary Cooper

Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail

Maria Schell

Elizabeth Mahler

Karl Malden

Frenchy Plante

George C. Scott

George Grubb

Karl Swenson

Tom Flaunce

Virginia Gregg

Edna Flaunce

John Dierkes

Society Red

King Donovan

Wonder

Ben Piazza

Rune

Emile Avery

Townsman (uncredited)

Fern Barry

Mother (uncredited)

William Benedict

Trapper (uncredited)

Oscar Blank

Townsman (uncredited)

Danny Borzage

Dan (uncredited)

Annette Claudier

Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)

Tex Driscoll

Townsman (uncredited)

• Delmer DavesDirector
• Halsted WellesScreenplay
• Wendell MayesScreenplay
• Dorothy M. JohnsonNovel
• Martin JurowProducer
• Richard ShepherdProducer
• Ted D. McCordDirector of Photography
• Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
• Owen MarksEditor

The Hanging Tree (1959) Original Trailer [FHD]

Release date

February 19, 1959

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

NR

Genres

Western

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