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The Big Trees (1952)

APPROVED 89 min  -  Action | Drama | Western  -   15 August 1952 (Finland)
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A Quaker colony tries to save the giant sequoias from a timber baron.

Director:

Felix E. Feist

Writers:

John Twist (screenplay), James R. Webb (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Kirk Douglas, Eve Miller and Patrice Wymore
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Kirk Douglas ...
Jim Fallon
Eve Miller Eve Miller ...
Alicia Chadwick
Patrice Wymore Patrice Wymore ...
Daisy Fisher / Dora Figg
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
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Storyline

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. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Quaker | Logging | Redwood Forest | Dam | Lumberjack  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | Western

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Für eine Handvoll Geld See more »

Filming Locations:

Orick, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

The reading that Fallon does at the dinner is from Psalms 41, verse 1. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the beginning of the film, Jim Fallon appears in the window opening the divided curtain with both hands. Then the curtain on his right-hand side remains open while he holds the other part with his left hand. In the following shot from inside, the part on his right-hand side is closed. See more »

Quotes

Daisy Fisher: You stye on the eye of a flea on a thigh of a nit on the neck of a gnat!
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Connections

Remake of The Valley of the Giants (1919) See more »

Soundtracks

"Bringing in the Sheaves"
(uncredited)
Written by Knowles Shaw and George A. Minor
Sung by the Quakers See more »