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The Big Trees (1952)

★ 5.7Approved90 min

1952 film

The Big Trees is a 1952 American lumberjack Western film starring Kirk Douglas and directed by Felix E. Feist. It was Kirk Douglas's final film for Warner Bros. Pictures, a film he did for free in exchange for the studio agreeing to release him from his long-term contract.

The film has fallen into the public domain. Douglas plays a greedy timber baron who seeks to exploit the sequoia forest, while facing the protest of the Quaker colonists.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Big Trees about?
The Big Trees (1952) — In 1900, unscrupulous timber baron Jim Fallon plans to take advantage of a new law and make millions off California redwood. Much of the land he hopes to grab has been homesteaded by a Quaker colony, who try to persuade him to spare the giant sequoias...but these are the very tre
Is The Big Trees based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Big Trees scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.