The Hanging Tree (1959)
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25% want to see it
(857 ratings)
Gary Cooper plays a frontier doctor with a checkered past who works in a rowdy Montana mining camp. Cooper falls in love with Maria Schell, a young Swiss girl whom he has treated for shock after she was the victim of a holdup. He finances Schell's grubstake, which makes her rich. When… More Gary Cooper plays a frontier doctor with a checkered past who works in a rowdy Montana mining camp. Cooper falls in love with Maria Schell, a young Swiss girl whom he has treated for shock after she was the victim of a holdup. He finances Schell's grubstake, which makes her rich. When Schell's unscrupulous partner Karl Malden tries to have his way with the girl, Cooper kills Malden. Sentenced to an immediate hanging, Cooper is saved when Schell offers to give the town her valuable mine. A surprise hit in 1959, The Hanging Tree was based on an award-winning novel by Dorothy M. Johnson. The film not only yielded a hit theme song by Mack David and Jerry Livingston, but also served as the film debut of George C. Scott, who plays Cooper's doctor predecessor. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Delmer Daves
- Written By
- Wendell Mayes, Halstead Welles
- Genres
- Western, Drama
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Gary Cooper shines in one of his very last pictures, a Western directed by Delmer Daves.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Gold Rush western about man's base nature.
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Cast
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Gary Cooper
as Doc Joe Frail
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Maria Schell
as Elizabeth Mahler
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Karl Malden
as Frency Plante
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Ben Piazza
as Rune
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George C. Scott
as Dr. George Grubb
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Karl Swenson
as Tom Flaunce
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Virginia Gregg
as Edna Flaunce
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John Dierkes
as Society Red
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Annette Claudier
as Dance Hall Girl
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Bud Osborne
as Horseman
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Clarence Straight
as Dealer
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Slim Talbot
as Stage Driver
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Guy Wilkerson
as Home Owner
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King Donovan
as Wonder
