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.
Unfortunately the movie The Hanging Tree is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Halsted Welles | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dorothy M. Johnson | Novel |
| Directing | Delmer Daves | Director |
| Writing | Wendell Mayes | Screenplay |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jerry Livingston | Songs |
| Sound | Murray Cutter | Orchestrator |
| Production | Martin Jurow | Producer |
| Sound | Stanley Jones | Sound |
| Sound | Mack David | Songs |
| Production | Richard Shepherd | Producer |
| Production | Lew Leary | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Camera | Ted D. McCord | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Owen Marks | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Directing | Russell Llewellyn | Assistant Director |
| Art | Frank M. Miller | Set Decoration |
| Art | Daniel B. Cathcart | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Henry Vilardo | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Archie Neel | Property Master |
| Sound | Marty Robbins | Theme Song Performance |
