The Big Trees

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The Big Trees is a 1952 Western film starring Kirk Douglas, known for its story about a lumber baron’s clash with religious settlers over California redwood forests.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Western film
film
alternateMediumStatus public domain in the United States
basedOn themes and elements from the 1938 film Valley of the Giants
characterPlayedBy Alicia Chadwick – Eve Miller NERFINISHED
Jim Fallon – Kirk Douglas NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Bert Glennon NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Felix E. Feist NERFINISHED
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editedBy Clarence Kolster NERFINISHED
filmFormat black-and-white
filmingLocation Northern California NERFINISHED
redwood forest areas of California
genre Western
hasTheme conflict between greed and faith
conservation of redwood forests
redemption of a ruthless businessman
kirkDouglasDeal Kirk Douglas agreed to star to be released from his Warner Bros. contract
leadFemaleCharacter Alicia Chadwick NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Jim Fallon NERFINISHED
musicBy Heinz Roemheld NERFINISHED
notableFor early starring role of Kirk Douglas in a Western
use of existing redwood footage and conservation themes
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A lumber baron clashes with religious settlers over valuable California redwood forests.
producer Louis F. Edelman NERFINISHED
productionCompany Warner Bros. NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1952-02-05
releaseYear 1952
religiousGroupInPlot Quaker settlers
runtimeMinutes 89
setInLocation California NERFINISHED
California redwood forests NERFINISHED
setInPeriod 19th century
starring Alan Hale Jr. NERFINISHED
Charles Meredith NERFINISHED
Edgar Buchanan NERFINISHED
Eve Miller NERFINISHED
Harry Cording NERFINISHED
John Archer NERFINISHED
Kirk Douglas NERFINISHED
Patrice Wymore NERFINISHED
Roy Roberts NERFINISHED
usesStockFootageFrom Valley of the Giants NERFINISHED

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Patrice Wymore notableWork The Big Trees
Jeffrey Lynn performedIn The Big Trees