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The Hanging Tree

1959 • 1h47m Western

Rating

6.7/10

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Delmer Daves

Screenplay

Halsted Welles

Wendell Mayes

Cast

Gary Cooper

Maria Schell

Karl Malden

Release date

2/19/1959

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

124