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The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

Based On the book by John Fox

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is a 1936 American romantic Western film directed by Henry Hathaway for Paramount Pictures, and starring Fred MacMurray, Sylvia Sidney and Henry Fonda. It is based on the 1908 novel by John Fox Jr., the fourth such adaptation, and centers on a pair of star-crossed lovers in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield. This was the second full-length feature film to be shot in three-strip Technicolor and the first in color to be shot outdoors, with the approval of the Technicolor Corporation. Much of it was shot at Big Bear Lake in southern California.

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Release date:
1936
Director:
Henry Hathaway
Cast:
Sylvia Sidney, Fred MacMurray, Henry Fonda, Nigel Bruce, Beulah Bondi
Genre:
Drama
Country:
United States
Language:
English

Book vs Film

Cover of The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Book · 1908

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

John Fox

Poster for The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Film · 1936

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

Henry Hathaway

★ 6.8 / 10 1,548 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 28 years after publication.

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