The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
- Starring:
- Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, (more)
- Director(s):
- Henry Hathaway
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Paramount's first outdoor Technicolor feature, Trail of the Lonesome Pine was the third film version of John Fox Jr.'s novel. Inspired by the Hatfield-McCoy feud, the story is set in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. Outsider Fred MacMurray arrives to clear the path for a new railroad. Mountain girl Sylvia Sidney falls in love with MacMurray, which incurs the enmity of Sidney's boyfriend Henry Fonda. It also plunks MacMurray in the middle of a long-standing feud between Sidney's family and another mountain clan. Hostilities alternately erupt and simmer until Sidney's youngest brother (Spanky McFarland) is killed by a feud-inspired dynamite blast. This tragic incident brings virtually everyone to their senses, and the feud is finally buried. Better in its individual setpieces than as a unified whole, Trail of the Lonesome Pine is still a worthwhile experience, especially when a pristine three-strip Technicolor print is available. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 102 mins
Complete Cast of The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
- Sylvia Sidney - June Tolliver
- Fred MacMurray - Jack Hale
- Nigel Bruce - Mr. Thumber
- Robert H. Barrat - Buck Falin
- Fuzzy Knight - Tater
- Samuel S. Hinds - Sheriff
- Fern Emmett - Lena
- Henry Brandon - Wade Falin
- Lowell Drew - Bartender
- Charlotte Wynters - Jack Hale's Sister
- Bob Kortman - Gorley Falin
- Ricca Allen - Tollivers
- Betty Farrington - Louisville Teacher
- Jim Corey - Falin Clan
- George Ernest - Dave at Age l0
- John Larkin - Ebony
- Russell Powell - Storekeeper
- Norman Willis - Old Dave in Prolog
- Henry Fonda - Dave Tolliver
- Fred Stone - Judd Tolliver
- Beulah Bondi - Melissa
- George "Spanky" McFarland - Buddy
- Otto H. Fries - Corsey
- Alan Baxter - Clayt Tolliver
- Richard Carle - Ezra
- Lee Phelps - Taylor
- Hilda Vaughn - Gaptown Teacher
- Frank Rice - Zeke
- Clara Blandick - Landlady
- Frank McGlynn, Sr. - Preacher
- Charles B. Middleton - Blacksmith
- Philip Barker - Merd Falin
- James Burke - Leader
- Irving Bacon - Mailman
- Jack Curtis - Store Clerk
- Director(s):
- Henry Hathaway
- Writer(s):
- Grover Jones, Horace McCoy, Harvey Thew
- Producer(s):
- Walter Wagner, Walter Wanger
- Categories:
- Romance, Drama, Action / Adventure
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