The Hanging Tree (1959)

Synopsis: Gary Cooper stars as a mysterious frontier doctor, Joe Frail, in THE HANGING TREE. When a blind and ailing Swiss girl, Elizabeth Mahler, is placed under his care, Frail treats her, and then falls for her. However, it's not long before her... Gary Cooper stars as a mysterious frontier doctor, Joe Frail, in THE HANGING TREE. When a blind and ailing Swiss girl, Elizabeth Mahler, is placed under his care, Frail treats her, and then falls for her. However, it's not long before her miscreant partner, Frency Plante (Karl Malden), begins to stir up trouble for the couple. Director Delmer Daves delivers a hit with this film. It combines the psychodramatic elements of his war thriller DESTINATION TOKYO with the romance of NEVER LET ME GO. Featuring fine performances from all of its players, it marks the film debut of George C. Scott as Frail's mentor. A thinking man's western, THE HANGING TREE is a winning film. [More]

Starring: Gary Cooper, Karl Malden, George C. Scott, Maria Schell

Starring: Gary Cooper, Karl Malden, George C. Scott, Maria Schell, Ben Piazza, Karl Swenson, Virginia Gregg, John Dierkes, King Donovan, Guy Wilkerson

Director: Delmer Daves

Director: Delmer Daves
Screenwriter: Wendell Mayes, Halstead Welles
Producer: Martin Jurow, Richard Shepherd
Composer: Max Steiner

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