Man of the Forest
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Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
Produced by | Harold Hurley (producer) |
Written by |
Jack Cunningham (writer) Zane Grey (novel) Harold Shumate (writer) |
Starring |
Randolph Scott Verna Hillie Harry Carey Noah Beery Buster Crabbe |
Cinematography | Ben F. Reynolds |
Edited by | Jack Dung |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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Man of the Forest is a 1933 American Pre-Code film directed by Henry Hathaway, based upon a novel by Zane Grey, released by Paramount Pictures, and starring Randolph Scott and Verna Hillie.[1] The supporting cast features Harry Carey, Noah Beery, Barton MacLane, Buster Crabbe and Guinn "Big Boy" Williams. The film is also known as Challenge of the Frontier (American reissue title).
Hathaway directed much of the same cast (Scott, Beery, Carey and Crabbe) that same year in another Zane Grey story, The Thundering Herd, and also Scott, Beery and Crabbe in To the Last Man, yet another Zane Grey story that year..
Plot
Based upon a novel by Zane Grey, Man of the Forest involves a young lady (Verna Hillie) who is captured by a band of outlaws led by Clint Beasley (Noah Beery). Brett Dale (Randolph Scott) figures out their plan and rescues her.
Cast
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- Randolph Scott as Brett Dale
- Verna Hillie as Alice Gaynor
- Harry Carey as Jim Gaynor
- Noah Beery as Clint Beasley
- Barton MacLane as Mulvey
- Buster Crabbe as Yegg
- Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Big Casino
- Vince Barnett as Little Casino
- Blanche Friderici as Mrs. Peg Forney
- Tempe Pigott as Madame
- Tom Kennedy as Sheriff Blake
Restoration
A 35mm print of the film exists and was exhibited at the Museum of the Modern Art in New York City in 2015.
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Man of the Forest. |
- Man of the Forest at the Internet Movie Database
- Man of the Forest is available for free download at the Internet Archive