The Light in the Forest
Also known as Light in the Forest
1958 film by Herschel Daugherty
Film · TMDB
6.7A 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.
Released: 1958-07-0889 minDir: Herschel DaughertyAdventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Cast
- Fess Parker as Del Hardy
- Wendell Corey as Wilse Owens
- Joanne Dru as Milly Elder
- James MacArthur as Johnny Butler / True Son
- Jessica Tandy as Myra Butler
- John McIntire as John Elder
Themes
- based on novel or book
- native american
- ohio
- colonisation
- 18th century
- early america
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1958 American films1958 children's films1958 directorial debut films1958 English-language films1958 films1958 Western (genre) filmsAmerican historical drama filmsAmerican Western (genre) filmsEnglish-language historical drama filmsEnglish-language Western (genre) filmsFilms about adoptionFilms about Native Americans