

Beautifully photographed by Howard Green as the first outdoor Technicolor feature, in 1936 it must have been quite the visual breath-taker, and remains a rich looker today.Įxcellently directed by Henry Hathaway, acted with honesty and emotion by the entire cast. Retrieved April 22, 2008.THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE is a good rural drama, a time-honored story of feuding Kentucky mountain families, and the young engineer who becomes embroiled in their battles.

Listed as first camera, essentially, Howe was considered the director of photography. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine was the second film on which cinematographer James Wong Howe earned his reputation leading him to become one of the most sought cinematographer of the era. Ed Brady as 'Bad' Rufe Tolliver (as Edwin J.

Ernest Torrence as 'Devil' Judd Tolliver.June intervenes to beg for peace between the clans, and when Hale recovers, he and June are wed. Instead, he arranges to have Rufe shot on the way to his execution, and in the ensuing chaos Hale is also wounded. June's father Judd Tolliver (Torrence), the leader of the clan, vows that he will not see a relative hanged. June is called upon as a witness, and although her clan expect her to remain loyal to them, she does not lie. The day that June returns from the city, her education complete, her uncle Rufe Tolliver (Brady) is arrested for the killing of a policeman. In the meantime the feud between the clans deepens, and Hale, having been made a deputy, is keen not to take sides despite his love for June. Hale sends June away to the city, funding her education with the intention of marrying her on her return. When engineer John Hale (Moreno) comes to the mountains to aid in the development of the coal and iron industries, June falls in love with the handsome "furriner." As described in various film magazine reviews, June Tolliver (Minter) is a girl of the Kentucky mountains, whose clan has been feuding with the Falins for generations.
