The Light in the Forest backdrop
The Light in the Forest
TMDB Letterboxd IMDb

The Light in the Forest 1958 Directed by Herschel Daugherty

He was torn between his parents ... and the tribe that raised him.

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Production Company Walt Disney Productions
Release Date 8 July 1958
89 mins
Cast
Fess Parker
Fess Parker Del Hardy
Wendell Corey
Wendell Corey Wilse Owens
Joanne Dru
Joanne Dru Milly Elder
James MacArthur
James MacArthur Johnny Butler / True Son
Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy Myra Butler
John McIntire
John McIntire John Elder
Joseph Calleia
Joseph Calleia Chief Cuyloga
Carol Lynley
Carol Lynley Shenandoe
Rafael Campos
Rafael Campos Half Arrow
Frank Ferguson
Frank Ferguson Harry Butler
Dean Fredericks
Dean Fredericks Niskitoon
Marian Seldes
Marian Seldes Kate Owens
Stephen Bekassy
Stephen Bekassy Col. Henry Bouquet
Sam Buffington
Sam Buffington George Owens
Iron Eyes Cody
Iron Eyes Cody Cuyloga's Counsellor
Myrna Fahey
Myrna Fahey Hannah Moore
Crew
Director
Herschel Daugherty
Herschel Daugherty
Writer
Lawrence Edward Watkin
Lawrence Edward Watkin
Producer
Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Cinematography
Ellsworth Fredericks
Ellsworth Fredericks
Composer
Paul J. Smith
Paul J. Smith
Editor
Stanley E. Johnson
Stanley E. Johnson
Original Writer
Conrad Richter
Conrad Richter