ApprovedThe Hanging Tree

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Play Time: 107 mins
Western
The Hanging Tree

Overview:
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.

Status: Released (1959-02-19)
Awards:Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 4 nominations total
Screen:Wendell Mayes, Halsted Welles, Dorothy M. Johnson
Productions: Baroda, Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
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**_Ahead-of-its-time Western with Gary Cooper, set in the Great Northwest_** In 1873, an embittered doctor (Cooper) sets up practice in a small gold mining town along The Montana Trail. After acquiring a dubious bondservant (Ben Piazza), he tries to help a wounded Swiss immigrant ....

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