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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 58.0 / 100
1952·Drama / Western·1h 29m

THE BIG TREES

“MAMMOTH REDWOOD WILDERNESS -- TREASURE PILED TO THE SKY!”

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 trees he wants most. Expert at manipulating others, Fallon finds that other sharks are at his own heels, and forms an unlikely alliance.

Above the Line
Felix E. Feist·DirectorJohn Twist·ScreenplayJames R. Webb·ScreenplayBert Glennon·Director of PhotographyHeinz Roemheld·Original Music ComposerClarence Kolster·Editor
Cast
Kirk Douglas·Jim FallonEve Miller·Alicia ChadwickPatrice Wymore·Daisy Fisher / Dora FiggEdgar Buchanan·Walter 'Yukon' BurnsJohn Archer·Frenchy LeCroixAlan Hale Jr.·TinyRoy Roberts·Judge CrenshawCharles Meredith·Elder BixbyHarry Cording·Cleve GreggEllen Corby·Sister Blackburn
Full Crew
(17 credits)
Directing· 2
Felix E. Feist·DirectorFrank Mattison·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
John Twist·ScreenplayJames R. Webb·ScreenplayKenneth Earl·Story
Camera· 1
Bert Glennon·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Clarence Kolster·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Heinz Roemheld·Original Music ComposerRay Heindorf·Music DirectorMaurice De Packh·OrchestratorLeslie G. Hewitt·Sound
Art & Design· 3
Edward Carrere·Art DirectionG.W. Berntsen·Set DecorationGordon Bau·Makeup Artist
Production· 1
Louis F. Edelman·Producer
Other Departments· 2
Hans F. Koenekamp·Special EffectsAllen Pomeroy·Stunts
By the Numbers
58.0
OF 100
Master Score
5.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#804020
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Mood
Dramatic, Adventurous, Suspenseful
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features a large title at the top, "THE BIG TREES", in a stylized font. Below the title, a man and a woman are depicted in a dramatic embrace, lookin”

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Key Elements
Redwood TreesRifle
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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