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The Light in the Forest

The Light in the Forest
★ 6.7/10•1958•1h 29m•NR•Adventure•Drama•Romance

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

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.

Lawrence Edward Watkin · Screenplay

Herschel Daugherty · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 29m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 8, 1958

Actors

Fess Parker

Fess Parker

Del Hardy

Wendell Corey

Wendell Corey

Wilse Owens

Joanne Dru

Joanne Dru

Milly Elder

James MacArthur

James MacArthur

Johnny Butler / True Son

Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy

Myra Butler

John McIntire

John McIntire

John Elder

Joseph Calleia

Joseph Calleia

Chief Cuyloga

Carol Lynley

Carol Lynley

Shenandoe

Rafael Campos

Rafael Campos

Half Arrow

Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

Harry Butler

Dean Fredericks

Dean Fredericks

Niskitoon

Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes

Kate Owens

Stephen Bekassy

Stephen Bekassy

Col. Henry Bouquet

Sam Buffington

Sam Buffington

George Owens

Iron Eyes Cody

Iron Eyes Cody

Cuyloga's Counsellor

Myrna Fahey

Myrna Fahey

Hannah Moore

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