Western · United States of America · 1959 · 1h 47m

The Hanging Tree

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Director
Delmer Daves
Cast
Gary Cooper as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail Maria Schell as Elizabeth Mahler Karl Malden as Frenchy Plante George C. Scott as George Grubb Karl Swenson as Tom Flaunce Virginia Gregg as Edna Flaunce
Crew
Ted D. McCord — Director of Photography Owen Marks — Editor Max Steiner — Original Music Composer Halsted Welles — Screenplay Wendell Mayes — Screenplay Dorothy M. Johnson — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Delmer Daves Director Ted D. McCord Director of Photography Owen Marks Editor Max Steiner Original Music Composer Halsted Welles Screenplay Wendell Mayes Screenplay Dorothy M. Johnson Novel Martin Jurow Producer Richard Shepherd Producer Marjorie Best Costume Design Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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