The Hanging Tree
1959 · 107 min
Western
★ 6.7Trailer
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.
Crew
- Director Delmer Daves
- Screenplay Wendell Mayes
- Screenplay Halsted Welles
- Director of Photography Ted D. McCord
Cast
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
- E
Emile Avery
Townsman (uncredited)
- F
Fern Barry
Mother (uncredited)
William Benedict
Trapper (uncredited)
Crew
- Director — Delmer Daves
- Screenplay — Wendell Mayes
- Screenplay — Halsted Welles
- Director of Photography — Ted D. McCord
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