The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

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NR,1hr 42min

Genres:

Action,Drama,Romance

Released:

March 13, 1936

Director:

Henry Hathaway

Distributor:

Paramount Pictures

Starring:

Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, Fred MacMurray ... More

Synopsis: Paramount's first outdoor Technicolor feature, Trail of the Lonesome Pine was the third film version of John Fox Jr.'s novel. Inspired by the Hatfield-McCoy feud, the story is set in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. Outsider Fred MacMurray arrives to clear the path for a new railroad. Mountain girl Sylvia Sidney falls in love with MacMurray, which incurs the enmity of Sidney's boyfriend Henry Fonda. It also plunks MacMurray in the middle of a long-standing feud between Sidney's family and another ... Full Synopsis

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	Craig Butler, AMG Review Filmed largely in the beautiful hills surrounding Cedar Lake, CA, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is a somewhat dated but still enjoyable backwoods melodrama. Modern audiences will undoubtedly have some problems with the screenplay, as its Hatfield/McCoy-inspired story comes across as somewhat hokey in places, and much of the earnest dialogue sounds clanky and contrived. Still, the basic conflict definitely ... Read Review