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The Hanging Tree

67% | Feb 19, 1959 | Western

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.

Featured Crew

Dorothy M. Johnson
Novel
Halsted Welles
Screenplay

Cast

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Gary Cooper
Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
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Maria Schell
Elizabeth Mahler
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Karl Malden
Frenchy Plante
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George C. Scott
George Grubb
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Karl Swenson
Tom Flaunce

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