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The Hanging Tree

1959
Directed byDelmer Daves
1h 47m

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.

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Gary CooperDr. Joseph "Doc" FrailMaria SchellElizabeth Mahler
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GENRES
Western
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
BarodaWarner Bros. Pictures
RATING
6.7

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