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The Light in the Forest (1958)

1h 29m · 8 Jul 1958

He was torn between his parents ... and the tribe that raised him.

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A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Native American tribe is sent to live with his true family and must learn to fit in with the people he was taught to hate.

Movie ID17279
GenreAdventure, Drama, Romance, Western
DirectorHerschel Daugherty
Main castFess Parker, Wendell Corey, Joanne Dru, James MacArthur, Jessica Tandy, John McIntire, Joseph Calleia, Carol Lynley
Release date8 July 1958
Release year1958
LanguageEnglish
Duration89 min (1h 29m)
Rating6.7 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseWalt Disney Productions

Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writers: Lawrence Edward Watkin

Top cast

Fess ParkerDel Hardy Wendell CoreyWilse Owens Joanne DruMilly Elder James MacArthurJohnny Butler / True Son Jessica TandyMyra Butler John McIntireJohn Elder Joseph CalleiaChief Cuyloga Carol LynleyShenandoe Rafael CamposHalf Arrow Frank FergusonHarry Butler Dean FredericksNiskitoon Marian SeldesKate Owens Stephen BekassyCol. Henry Bouquet Sam BuffingtonGeorge Owens Iron Eyes CodyCuyloga's Counsellor Myrna FaheyHannah Moore

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