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The Big Trees (1952)

MAMMOTH REDWOOD WILDERNESS -- TREASURE PILED TO THE SKY!

Genre : Romance, Western

Runtime : 1H 29M

Director : Felix E. Feist
Writer : John Twist, James R. Webb

Synopsis

In 1900, unscrupulous timber baron Jim Fallon plans to take advantage of a new law and make millions off California redwood. Much of the land he hopes to grab has been homesteaded by a Quaker colony, who try to persuade him to spare the giant sequoias...but these are the very trees he wants most. Expert at manipulating others, Fallon finds that other sharks are at his own heels, and forms an unlikely alliance.

Actors

Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Jim Fallon
Eve Miller
Eve Miller
Alicia Chadwick
Patrice Wymore
Patrice Wymore
Daisy Fisher / Dora Figg
Edgar Buchanan
Edgar Buchanan
Walter 'Yukon' Burns
John Archer
John Archer
Frenchy LeCroix
Alan Hale Jr.
Alan Hale Jr.
Tiny
Roy Roberts
Roy Roberts
Judge Crenshaw
Charles Meredith
Charles Meredith
Elder Bixby
Harry Cording
Harry Cording
Cleve Gregg
Ellen Corby
Ellen Corby
Sister Blackburn
William Challee
William Challee
Brother Williams (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler
Brother Dorn (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Frank Hagney
Glen (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Michael Jeffers
Lumberman (uncredited)
Bill McLean
Bill McLean
Ivan (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe
Lester Sharpe
Gray (uncredited)
Duke Watson
Duke Watson
Murdock (uncredited)
Michael McHale
Michael McHale
Accountant (uncredited)

Crews

Felix E. Feist
Felix E. Feist
Director
John Twist
John Twist
Screenplay
James R. Webb
James R. Webb
Screenplay
Kenneth Earl
Kenneth Earl
Story
Louis F. Edelman
Louis F. Edelman
Producer
Heinz Roemheld
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Clarence Kolster
Clarence Kolster
Editor
Edward Carrere
Edward Carrere
Art Direction
G.W. Berntsen
G.W. Berntsen
Set Decoration
Gordon Bau
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist
Frank Mattison
Frank Mattison
Assistant Director
Leslie G. Hewitt
Leslie G. Hewitt
Sound
Hans F. Koenekamp
Hans F. Koenekamp
Special Effects
Allen Pomeroy
Allen Pomeroy
Stunts
Bert Glennon
Bert Glennon
Director of Photography
Maurice De Packh
Maurice De Packh
Orchestrator
Ray Heindorf
Ray Heindorf
Music Director

Posters and backgrounds

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