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19/02/1959 Western 1h 47m
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From The Prize Novel -- A Picture Of Thundering Power!

Overview

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.

  1. Delmer Daves

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gary Cooper

    Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail

  2. Maria Schell

    Elizabeth Mahler

  3. Karl Malden

    Frenchy Plante

  4. George C. Scott

    George Grubb

  5. Karl Swenson

    Tom Flaunce

  6. Virginia Gregg

    Edna Flaunce

  7. John Dierkes

    Society Red

  8. King Donovan

    Wonder

  9. Ben Piazza

    Rune

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2024-10-10
**_Ahead-of-its-time Western with Gary Cooper, set in the Great Northwest_**

In 1873, an embittered doctor (Cooper) sets up practice in a small gold mining town along The Montana Trail. After acquiring a dubious bondservant (Ben Piazza), he tries to help a wounded Swiss immigrant (Maria Schell). But this stirs up the town’s moral police biddies and the jealousy of a lecherous prospector (Karl Malden), not to mention his successful practice threatens the livelihood of a faith healer (George C. Scott).

"The Hanging Tree" (1959) was Cooper’s second to last Western. He passed away due to...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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