The Light in the Forest (1958)

07/08/1958 (US) • 1h 29m

Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Fess Parker

Del Hardy

Wendell Corey

Wilse Owens

Joanne Dru

Milly Elder

James MacArthur

Johnny Butler / True Son

Jessica Tandy

Myra Butler

John McIntire

John Elder

Joseph Calleia

Chief Cuyloga

Carol Lynley

Shenandoe

Rafael Campos

Half Arrow


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

based on novel or book

native american

ohio

colonisation

18th century

early america

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