The Big Trees

The Big Trees

89 mins | Romance, Western | Feb. 5, 1952

In 1900, unscrupulous timber baron Jim Fallon plans to take advantage of a new law and make millions off California redwood. Much of the land he hopes to grab has been homesteaded by a Quaker colony, who try to persuade him to spare the giant sequoias...but these are the very trees he wants most. Expert at manipulating others, Fallon finds that other sharks are at his own heels, and forms an unlikely alliance.

The Big Trees

89 mins | Romance, Western | Feb. 5, 1952

The Big Trees
In 1900, unscrupulous timber baron Jim Fallon plans to take advantage of a new law and make millions off California redwood. Much of the land he hopes to grab has been homesteaded by a Quaker colony, who try to persuade him to spare the giant sequoias...but these are the very trees he wants most. Expert at manipulating others, Fallon finds that other sharks are at his own heels, and forms an unlikely alliance.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Big Trees
Directors Frank Mattison, Felix E. Feist
Writers Kenneth Earl, John Twist, James R. Webb

Cast

Kirk Douglas

as Jim Fallon

Eve Miller

as Alicia Chadwick

Patrice Wymore

as Daisy Fisher / Dora Figg

Edgar Buchanan

as Walter 'Yukon' Burns

John Archer

as Frenchy LeCroix

Alan Hale Jr.

as Tiny

Roy Roberts

as Judge Crenshaw

Charles Meredith

as Elder Bixby

Harry Cording

as Cleve Gregg

Ellen Corby

as Sister Blackburn

William Challee

as Brother Williams (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

as Brother Dorn (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

as Glen (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

as Lumberman (uncredited)

Bill McLean

as Ivan (uncredited)

Lester Sharpe

as Gray (uncredited)

Duke Watson

as Murdock (uncredited)

Michael McHale

as Accountant (uncredited)