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The Hanging Tree

The Hanging Tree

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 19, 1959

Runtime

1h 47m

Genres

Western

User Score

66%

Original Title

The Hanging Tree

Production Companies

Baroda, Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Delmer Daves

Description

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.