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The Hanging Tree

(1959)

February 19, 1959• 1h 47m
67%
TMDB Score

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.

Delmer Daves

Director

Top Billed Cast

GC

Gary Cooper

Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail

MS

Maria Schell

Elizabeth Mahler

KM

Karl Malden

Frenchy Plante

GCS

George C. Scott

George Grubb

KS

Karl Swenson

Tom Flaunce

VG

Virginia Gregg

Edna Flaunce

JD

John Dierkes

Society Red

KD

King Donovan

Wonder

BP

Ben Piazza

Rune

EA

Emile Avery

Townsman (uncredited)

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