Produced by Gary Cooper's production company and directed by the very underrated Delmar Daves, The Hanging Tree is one of those "adult" westerns that were popular in the late 1950's and early 60's.
Veteran cowboy actor Gary Cooper is a frontier doctor with a mysterious past. He sets up practice in a boom town where all the citizens appear to have gold fever. The film is essentially a character study masquerading as a western. The interactions between Cooper's doctor character, Cooper's servant and a Swiss immigrant played by European actress Marie Schell are the emotional center of the story.
The film also has an impressive supporting cast with Karl Malden as a crooked prospector and George C. Scott in his first appearance as a faith healer. Ted McCord was the cinematographer, the film has excellent photography on magnificent locations in the state of Washington.
The film was written by Wendell Mayes and Halsted Welles, the running time is 107 minutes.
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