Adventure ·Drama ·Romance ·Western · United States of America · 1958 · 1h 29m

The Light in the Forest

Director

Cast

Fess Parker as Del Hardy Wendell Corey as Wilse Owens Joanne Dru as Milly Elder James MacArthur as Johnny Butler / True Son Jessica Tandy as Myra Butler John McIntire as John Elder

Crew

Ellsworth Fredericks — Director of Photography Stanley E. Johnson — Editor Paul J. Smith — Original Music Composer Lawrence Edward Watkin — Screenplay Conrad Richter — Novel Walt Disney — Producer

Tagline

He was torn between his parents ... and the tribe that raised him.

Synopsis

A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Native American tribe is sent to live with his true family and must learn to fit in with the people he was taught to hate.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book native american ohio colonisation 18th century early america

Key Collaborators

Herschel Daugherty Director Ellsworth Fredericks Director of Photography Stanley E. Johnson Editor Paul J. Smith Original Music Composer Lawrence Edward Watkin Screenplay Conrad Richter Novel Walt Disney Producer

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