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The Big Trees - Movie Review |
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Set around 1900, this remake of "Valley of the Giants" features Kirk Douglas as greedy lumberjack Jim Fallon who wants to use California's Redwood Forest for his own profit. He wants to take control of a verdant forest valley, where a colony of Quakers have taken up residence. A battle ensues for control of the towering forest. Spectacular scenery and fierce dramatic action typify this big screen production with staunch Kirk Douglas in the starring role. All that's saving him from being the film's main villain is the fact that there's an even nastier contingent out to claim the sect's territory. His greed tempered by the love of pious Eve Miller, Douglas turns out to be a good guy after all in the film's climax. Watch for Alan Hale Jr. as "Tiny," doubling for his own father, who appears in long-shot in the stock footage.
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The Big Trees - Cast & Crew |
| Directed by: Felix E Feist Written by: John Twist, Kenneth Earl Starring: Alan Hale Jr, Edgar Buchanan, Eve Miller, John Archer, Kirk Douglas, Patrice Wymore Crew: Bert Glennon, Clarence Kolster, Louis F Edelman Copyright: Public Domain Format: Colour Duration: 89 mins Year: 1952 Tags: Adventure, Colour |
The Big Trees Trivia - Did You Know?Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch Demsky in Amsterdam, New York to Herschel Danielovitch and Bryna Sanglel, poor Belarusian Jewish parents who immigrated from Homel (also known as Gomel). He was on the wrestling team at St. Lawrence University. To help make his way through college, he thought getting an acting scholarship might work. His talents got him noticed at the acclaimed American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, where he soon received a scholarship, alongside classmate Betty Joan Perske (soon to be better known as Lauren Bacall). Related FilmsThe Early Bird Gets The Worm | Superman - Electric Earthquake | The Goose that laid the Golden Egg | Jungle Book | Starfish | |
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