{"id":83200,"date":"2022-04-22T11:03:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T18:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83200"},"modified":"2022-04-22T11:05:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T18:05:45","slug":"hanging-tree-the-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83200","title":{"rendered":"Hanging Tree, The (1959)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;If you ain&#8217;t the devil, well, he&#8217;s sure sitting on your shoulder.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Poster-194x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-83201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Poster-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Poster-174x270.png 174w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Poster.png 535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a Montana gold mining town, a doctor (Gary Cooper) with a mysterious past cares for a young criminal (Ben Piazza) who has been shot by a local miner named Frenchy (Karl Malden) for attempting to steal gold from a sluice. Soon Rune (Piazza) is working for Dr. Frail (Cooper) as his servant, and the pair help heal a young Swiss woman (Maria Schell) who was stranded and blinded by the sun after a hold-up of her carriage.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Delmer Daves Films<\/li>\n<li>Doctors and Nurses<\/li>\n<li>Gary Cooper Films<\/li>\n<li>George C. Scott Films<\/li>\n<li>Gold Seekers<\/li>\n<li>Karl Malden Films<\/li>\n<li>Maria Schell Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWestern fiction writer <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dorothy_M._Johnson\">Dorothy Johnson<\/a> crafted three stories that were eventually turned into <em>GFTFF<\/em>-listed films: <em>A Man Called Horse<\/em> (1970), <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32080\"><em>The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance<\/em> (1962)<\/a>, and this refreshingly female-centric tale, scripted by Wendell Mayes and Halsted Welles and helmed by Delmer Daves (with a bit of directing support from cast member Karl Malden when Daves fell ill). Schell delivers a dynamic performance as a character whose unexpected presence upends the entire town: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Burned.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Burned-1024x580.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Burned-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Burned-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Burned-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Burned-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Burned-477x270.png 477w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Burned.png 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Props to the make-up crew for such realistic work on portraying her life-threatening injuries). This was Cooper&#8217;s final western, and he does a fine job playing a morally ambiguous, complex protagonist: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper9-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper9-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper9-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper9-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper9-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper9-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper9.png 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Malden is suitably repulsive as a miner with nothing but selfish intents: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden3-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden3.png 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and George C. Scott has a brief but memorable screen debut as a faith healer with deep animosity towards Doc Frail: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Scott-Healer-Sign.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Scott-Healer-Sign-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Scott-Healer-Sign-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Scott-Healer-Sign-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Scott-Healer-Sign-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Scott-Healer-Sign-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Scott-Healer-Sign-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Scott-Healer-Sign-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Scott-Healer-Sign.png 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Also noteworthy is beautiful cinematography (much shot on-location near Yakima, Washington) by Ted D. McCord, with excellent use made of wide open spaces. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Look.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Look-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Look-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Look-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Look-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Look-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Look-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Look-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Look.png 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This unusual western remains worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maria Schell as Elizabeth Mahler<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Seeing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Seeing-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Seeing-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Seeing-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Seeing-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Seeing-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Seeing-482x270.png 482w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Schell-Seeing.png 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gary Cooper as Doc Frail<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper-Schell-Open-Your-Eyes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper-Schell-Open-Your-Eyes-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper-Schell-Open-Your-Eyes-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper-Schell-Open-Your-Eyes-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper-Schell-Open-Your-Eyes-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper-Schell-Open-Your-Eyes-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper-Schell-Open-Your-Eyes-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cooper-Schell-Open-Your-Eyes.png 1171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Karl Malden as Frenchy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden5-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden5-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden5-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden5-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden5-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden5-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Malden5.png 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An effective portrayal of a hard-scrabble mining town<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Women.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Women-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Women-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Women-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Women-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Women-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Women-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Women.png 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cinematography-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-83208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cinematography-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cinematography-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cinematography-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cinematography-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cinematography-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hanging-Tree-Cinematography.png 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a unique western with a fine central performance by Schell. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0052876\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/review\/72767\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3946tree.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1959\/02\/12\/archives\/a-gold-camp-in-the-montana-country-hanging-tree-has-premiere-at.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/77288\/the-hanging-tree#articles-reviews?articleId=359257\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=12550&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If you ain&#8217;t the devil, well, he&#8217;s sure sitting on your shoulder.&#8221; Synopsis: In a Montana gold mining town, a doctor (Gary Cooper) with a mysterious past cares for a young criminal (Ben Piazza) who has been shot by a local miner named Frenchy (Karl Malden) for attempting to steal gold from a sluice. Soon Rune (Piazza) is working for Dr. Frail (Cooper) as his servant, and the pair help heal a young Swiss woman (Maria Schell) who was stranded&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83200\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83200"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83219,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83200\/revisions\/83219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}