The Hanging Tree

1959

The Hanging Tree

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Doc Frail (Gary Cooper) is a silent drifter who rides into a lawless Montana town afflicted with gold fever. In very little time, he quickly proves himself to be equally as adept with a deck of cards and a gun as he is with his medicine. He saves Rune (Ben Piazza) from a lynching, and Elizabeth (Maria Schell) , nearly dead from exposure to the elements. Both are indebted to him for his interventions on their behalf. The villain Frenchie (Karl Malden) is an evil prospector who tries to take Rune's life and Elizabeth's virtue. When gold is discovered, an angry drunken mob threatens to set fire to the town and hang Doc in the process, apparently just for fun. George C. Scott makes an appearance in the film as the religious fanatic, Grubb.

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Cast

Gary Cooper
as Doc Joe Frail
Maria Schell
as Elizabeth Mahler
Karl Malden
as Frency Plante
George C. Scott
as Dr. George Grubb
Ben Piazza
as Rune
Karl Swenson
as Tom Flaunce
Virginia Gregg
as Edna Flaunce
John Dierkes
as Society Red
King Donovan
as Wonder
Slim Talbot
as Stage Driver
Guy Wilkerson
as Home Owner
Bud Osborne
as Horseman
Annette Claudier
as Dance Hall Girl
Clarence Straight
as Dealer
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