Movie · 1959
The Hanging Tree
“From The Prize Novel -- A Picture Of Thundering Power!”
Released 19 February 1959 107 min Western More from 1959 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Frank Hagney
as Townsman (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
as Dan (uncredited)
Oscar Blank
as Townsman (uncredited)
Gary Cooper
as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
John Dierkes
as Society Red
Karl Swenson
as Tom Flaunce
Emile Avery
as Townsman (uncredited)
Karl Malden
as Frenchy Plante
Virginia Gregg
as Edna Flaunce
King Donovan
as Wonder
William Benedict
as Trapper (uncredited)
Maria Schell
as Elizabeth Mahler
George C. Scott
as George Grubb
Ben Piazza
as Rune
Fern Barry
as Mother (uncredited)
Annette Claudier
as Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
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The numbers
50years between the oldest and youngest billed
74Frank Hagney — oldest on the call sheet
24Ben Piazza — youngest billed
48average age of the credited cast