The Light in the Forest (1958)
1h 29m
Running Time
July 8, 1958Release Date
The Light in the Forest (1958)
1h 29m
Running Time
July 8, 1958Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Fess Parker
Del Hardy
Wendell Corey
Wilse Owens
Joanne Dru
Milly Elder
Jessica Tandy
Myra Butler
James MacArthur
Johnny Butler / True Son
John McIntire
John Elder
Herschel Daugherty
Director
Joseph Calleia
Chief Cuyloga
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 8, 1958
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
The Light in the Forest is a 1958 American Western historical fiction drama film based on a novel of the same name first published in 1953 by American author Conrad Richter. The film was produced by Walt Disney Productions and stars Fess Parker, Joanne Dru, James MacArthur and Wendell Corey. Though it is a work of fiction and primarily features fictional characters, the novel incorporates several real people and facts from American history.