The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) Watch Online Trailer

A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans. The features of this production were the new three-strip Technicolor process showing the outdoor Californian settings and an energetic young cast. It is said that Li'l Abner was based on Henry Fonda's performance.



The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
Released: 13 Mar 1936
Runtime: 102 min
Director: Henry Hathaway
Writer(s): Grover Jones (screen play), John Fox Jr. (based on the novel by), Harvey F. Thew (adaptation), Horace McCoy (adaptation)
Actors: Sylvia Sidney, Fred MacMurray, Henry Fonda, Fred Stone
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
IMDB Ratings: 6.9



Plot: A feud, the origins of which can barely be remembered, has been boiling for decades between two sheltered mountain families, the Tollivers and the Falins. With plans to build a railroad through both families' land and mine coal deposits beneath it, enterprising outsider Jack Hale (Fred MacMurray) inadvertently becomes entangled in the region's politics. He soon captures the attention of the beautiful June Tolliver (Sylvia Sidney) and quickly becomes involved in a love triangle with her and her cousin Dave (Henry Fonda)