The Light in the Forest (1958)
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.
Director:
Herschel Daugherty
Writer:
Lawrence Edward Watkin
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Fess Parker as Del Hardy |
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Wendell Corey as Wilse Owens |
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Joanne Dru as Milly Elder |
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James MacArthur as Johnny Butler / True Son |
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Jessica Tandy as Myra Butler |
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John McIntire as John Elder |
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Joseph Calleia as Chief Cuyloga |
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Carol Lynley as Shenandoe |
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Rafael Campos as Half Arrow |
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Frank Ferguson as Harry Butler |
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Dean Fredericks as Niskitoon |
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Marian Seldes as Kate Owens |
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Stephen Bekassy as Col. Henry Bouquet |
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Sam Buffington as George Owens |
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Iron Eyes Cody as Cuyloga's Counsellor |
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Myrna Fahey as Hannah Moore |
| Writing | Lawrence Edward Watkin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Conrad Richter | Novel |
| Camera | Ellsworth Fredericks | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Stanley E. Johnson | Editor |
| Production | Walt Disney | Producer |
| Sound | Paul J. Smith | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Herschel Daugherty | Director |
| Art | Jack Colconda | Property Master |