The Light in the Forest

The Light in the Forest (1958)

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

  • Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
  • Release Date: 1958-07-08
  • User Rating: 6.8/10 from 16 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Walt Disney Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Herschel Daugherty
star 6.8/10
From 16 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • Fess Parker

    as Del Hardy

  • Wendell Corey

    as Wilse Owens

  • Joanne Dru

    as Milly Elder

  • James MacArthur

    as Johnny Butler / True Son

  • Jessica Tandy

    as Myra Butler

  • John McIntire

    as John Elder

  • Joseph Calleia

    as Chief Cuyloga

  • Carol Lynley

    as Shenandoe

  • Rafael Campos

    as Half Arrow

  • Frank Ferguson

    as Harry Butler

  • Dean Fredericks

    as Niskitoon

  • Marian Seldes

    as Kate Owens

  • Stephen Bekassy

    as Col. Henry Bouquet

  • Sam Buffington

    as George Owens

  • Iron Eyes Cody

    as Cuyloga's Counsellor

  • Myrna Fahey

    as Hannah Moore
Camera Ellsworth Fredericks Director of Photography
Writing Conrad Richter Novel
Editing Stanley E. Johnson Editor
Production Walt Disney Producer
Writing Lawrence Edward Watkin Screenplay
Sound Paul J. Smith Original Music Composer
Directing Herschel Daugherty Director
Art Jack Colconda Property Master

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