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      The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

      1936 1h 42m Adventure List
      Reviews 52% 250+ Ratings Audience Score City engineer Jack Hale (Fred MacMurray) travels to Lonesome Pine, Ky., to set up a railroad, where he lands in the middle of a long-running feud between the Tolliver and Falin families. After rescuing an injured Dave Tolliver (Henry Fonda), Jack meets Dave's cousin, June (Sylvia Sidney), who becomes infatuated with his cultured manner. Dave, who intends to marry June, grows jealous when she sets out to educate herself for Jack, but is grudgingly grateful when Jack helps battle the Falins. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Unbelievably beautiful movie! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member brilliant shots of outdoor mountain scenery, careful selcted matching greens and browns to fit Sylvia Sydney's gardrobe pallette. Too much of a melodrama at times yet Henry Fonda's performance saves the day. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie was a great Sunday matinee. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Not nearly as much color as one would expect from a Technicolor film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review dave j Monday, May 30, 2011 (1936) The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine DRAMA/ ROMANCE Somewhat historical, even though the story is totally fiction where the story centers on two warring families the Tollivers pitting against the Falins, until a young businessman (Fred MacMurray) wanted to build a railroad through their properties, even though they have an oath to become sworn enemies for life. A love story also blloms in the process, of course! I mentioned above that it was somewhat historical even though the characters setting is totally fiction because of the historical practice of two families pointless sqaubles, all because it's part of their custom and tradition. Almost unimportant in terms of it's history since it's about a specific time that happened in American culture! my bad rating is the result of having a bad day and expecting to see a crowd pleaser! Well made but sad ending! 2 out of 4 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The old chestnut about feuding mountain families with gorgeous Technicolor photography. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine Aside from the colors of nature, and a couple of swell fistfights, it's nothing special. Apr 17, 2020 Full Review Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine Still, even if the humans in the picture didn't behave very sensibly, the technicians and photographers were at their best and have given us at last an outdoors film which doesn't look either like a series of postcards or like nature on a color jag. Oct 2, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An historical film. It's the first outdoor film to be shot in the three color Technical process. Rated: C+ Jan 28, 2018 Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy [Not] worth fighting for above and beyond its unquestionable historic importance. Rated: 6/10 May 20, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis City engineer Jack Hale (Fred MacMurray) travels to Lonesome Pine, Ky., to set up a railroad, where he lands in the middle of a long-running feud between the Tolliver and Falin families. After rescuing an injured Dave Tolliver (Henry Fonda), Jack meets Dave's cousin, June (Sylvia Sidney), who becomes infatuated with his cultured manner. Dave, who intends to marry June, grows jealous when she sets out to educate herself for Jack, but is grudgingly grateful when Jack helps battle the Falins.
      Director
      Henry Hathaway
      Production Co
      Paramount
      Genre
      Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 13, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 42m