The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
- Starring:
- Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, (more)
- Director(s):
- Henry Hathaway
- Category:
- Romance
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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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 102 mins
Complete Cast:
- 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
- Irving Bacon - Mailman
- Jim Corey - Falin Clan
- John Larkin - Ebony
- Charles B. Middleton - Blacksmith
- George Ernest - Dave at Age l0
- James Burke - Leader
- Philip Barker - Merd Falin
- Bob Kortman - Gorley Falin
- Charlotte Wynters - Jack Hale's Sister
- Henry Brandon - Wade Falin
- Clara Blandick - Landlady
- 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
- Norman Willis - Old Dave in Prolog
- Jack Curtis - Store Clerk
- Betty Farrington - Louisville Teacher
- Lowell Drew - Bartender
- Frank McGlynn, Sr. - Preacher
- Hilda Vaughn - Gaptown Teacher
- Russell Powell - Storekeeper
- Frank Rice - Zeke
- Ricca Allen - Tollivers
- Director(s):
- Henry Hathaway
- Writer(s):
- Grover Jones, Horace McCoy, Harvey Thew
- Producer(s):
- Walter Wanger, Walter Wagner
- Categories:
- Romance
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