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The Light in the Forest (1958)

UNRATED 83 min  -  Adventure | Drama | Family  -   8 July 1958 (USA)
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A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Natvie 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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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Fess Parker ...
Del Hardy
Wendell Corey Wendell Corey ...
Wilse Owens
Joanne Dru ...
Milly Elder
James MacArthur ...
Johnny Butler / True Son
Jessica Tandy ...
Myra Butler
John McIntire ...
John Elder
Joseph Calleia Joseph Calleia ...
Chief Cuyloga
Carol Lynley ...
Shenandoe
Rafael Campos Rafael Campos ...
Half Arrow
Frank Ferguson Frank Ferguson ...
Harry Butler
Dean Fredericks Dean Fredericks ...
Niskitoon (as Norman Frederic)
Marian Seldes ...
Kate Owens
Stephen Bekassy Stephen Bekassy ...
Col. Henry Bouquet
Sam Buffington Sam Buffington ...
George Owens
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dorothy Hack Dorothy Hack ...
Indian girl
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Storyline

A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Natvie 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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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Das Herz eines Indianers See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | West Germany: (TV)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Carol Lynley's movie debut. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: In the dance scene, Milly wore a dress. Short sleeves on women's dresses didn't appear until the 1790s, three decades after this film. See more »


Soundtracks

"Light in the Forest"
By Hazel George (as Gil George) See more »