The Big Trees

The Big Trees (1952)

  • 38% of users liked it
    (273 ratings)

Ever since slipping into Public Domain, The Big Trees has become one of the most accessible and oft-televised of Kirk Douglas' pictures. Douglas plays an unscrupulous lumberjack who covets the land owned by a religious sect. All that's saving him from being the film's main villain is the fact that… More

PG, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
Alan Hale Jr., Charles Meredith
Written By
John Twist, James R. Webb
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
In Theaters
Feb 5, 1952 Wide
On DVD
Feb 29, 2000

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Kirk Douglas took no salary in exchange for getting his release from his contract with Warners.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    I found this movie predictable, and it has some bad attempts at humor too. I really wasn't impressed with this story, although I am glad that there were some people who were thinking about the environment back then.

  • jay n


    Conventional western set in Northern California with Kirk the ruthless swindler amidst colorful settings and a good supporting cast. If you like westerns this one isn't bad but it's not particularly memorable either.

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