The Light in the Forest
“He was torn between his parents ... and the tribe that raised him.”
1958•NR•1h 29m•6.7•Released
AdventureDramaRomanceWestern
A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Native American tribe is sent to live with his true family and must learn to fit in with the people he was taught to hate.
Director
Herschel Daugherty
Writer
Lawrence Edward Watkin
Languages
English
Studio
Walt Disney Productions
Cast
Fess Parker
Del Hardy
Wendell Corey
Wilse Owens
Joanne Dru
Milly Elder
James MacArthur
Johnny Butler / True Son
Jessica Tandy
Myra Butler
John McIntire
John Elder
Joseph Calleia
Chief Cuyloga
Carol Lynley
Shenandoe
Rafael Campos
Half Arrow
Frank Ferguson
Harry Butler
Dean Fredericks
Niskitoon
Marian Seldes
Kate Owens
Stephen Bekassy
Col. Henry Bouquet
Sam Buffington
George Owens
Iron Eyes Cody
Cuyloga's Counsellor
Production
Company
Walt Disney Productions
Producer
Walt Disney
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