Kirk Douglas - The Big Trees (1952)

The Big Trees is a 1952 Public Domain film (The film has fallen into public domain Warner Brothers Pictures did not renew their copyrights for film.) starring Kirk Douglas and directed by Felix E. Feist.This was Kirk Douglas's final contracted film with Warner Brothers after a long period of rough relationships between him and the company.

The film has fallen into the public domain after Warner Brothers did not renew their copyrights for the film. The reasons for this action are still unknown.


Kirk Douglas in The Big Trees.

A peaceful Quaker colony is thrown into turmoil by the arrival of a fast-talking lumber man. A new law will enable his company to harvest millions of dollars from the majestic redwood forests if the locals will let him. The community refuses to see their beloved sequoias wiped out, and pleads with the greedy businessman to halt the destruction. As their clash of ideas rages on, an even greater threat to the trees emerges. Beautiful color photography, stunning scenery, and superb performances combine to make The Big Trees a vivid and inspiring production.

Reason of the public domain status: Registered in the year it was made, but not renewed. Ever since slipping into Public Domain, The Big Trees has become one of the most accessible and oft-televised of Kirk Douglas' pictures. Douglas plays an unscrupulous lumberjack who covets the land owned by a religious sect. All that's saving him from being the film's main villain is the fact that there's an even nastier contingent out to claim the sect's territory. His greed tempered by the love of pious Eve Miller, Douglas turns out to be a good guy after all in the film's climax. Watch for Alan Hale Jr. as "Tiny," doubling for his own father, who appears in long-shot in the stock footage.

Cast and Crew:

Director: Felix E. Feist
Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
Audio & Video: Mono -- Color
Cast: Kirk Douglas/Jim Fallon -- Eve Miller/Alicia Chadwick -- Patrice Wymore/Daisy Fisher

The has fallen into public domain as Warner Brothers Pictures did not renew their copyrights for film.
Additional details in: The Big Trees @ IMDB

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[jparker59able]

Too bad the sound is so bad. Could only watch about 12 minutes.

[cathytreks]

@jparker59able Please I am sincere... If you have a better copy would you let me know? Thank you!

Cathytreks

[cathytreks]

The film has fallen into public domain Warner Brothers Pictures did not renew their copyrights for film. It is not under any legal ownership by "Craze Productions" whatsoever, his claim is fraudulent and illegal under the Fair Use Act.

[jparker59able]

@cathytreks No. So sorry I don't. Maybe someone does. I'd like to watch this movie.

[IETCHX69]

i never read wt the film is about, However, if someone takes the time to write something, it's gotta be worth watchin', it seems...

[LAURAGH2]

GREAT FILM, THANKS. MC IRELAND

[Grifiki]

"Maybe I said it before I can't remember? But what is Kirk doing with a Side-stroke Oliver Typewriter doing in his office in those days??"

[stekel60]

GREAT MOVIE!!!...

[fromthesidelines]

In order to end his contract with the studio, Kirk agreed to star in this film, a loose remake of "Valley of the Giants" (1938), with stock footage from the original.

[o2me2]

Thumbs up. Thank you for a great movie.