The Light in the Forest

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Herschel Daugherty

Writing Credits

Conrad Richter
(novel)
Lawrence Edward Watkin
(writer)

Cast

Fess Parker
Del Hardy
Wendell Corey
Wilse Owens
Joanne Dru
Milly Elder
James MacArthur
Johnny Butler / True Son
Jessica Tandy
Myra Butler
John McIntire
John Elder
Joseph Calleia
Chief Cuyloga
Carol Lynley
Shenandoe
Rafael Campos
Half Arrow
Frank Ferguson
Harry Butler
Dean Fredericks
Niskitoon
Marian Seldes
Kate Owens
Stephen Bekassy
Col. Henry Bouquet
Sam Buffington
George Owens
Robert Anderson
Capt. Grant
Pat Brady
Musician
Tex Brodus
Party Guest
Gloria Castillo
Regina
Iron Eyes Cody
Cuyloga's Counsellor
Robert Cole
Party Guest
Nancy Crawford
Party Guest
Myrna Fahey
Hannah Moore
George Ford
Party Guest
Dorothy Hack
Indian Girl
Herman Hack
(uncredited)
Kevin Hagen
Fiddler
Chuck Hamilton
Settler
Jimmie Horan
Party Guest
Dick Johnstone
Settler
George Keymas
Trader
Kay E. Kuter
Fiddler
Eddie Little Sky
Little Crane
Jack Lorenz
Guard
Noralee Norman
Party Guest
Bernie Sellman
Paddler
Lucile Sewall
Party Guest
Ray Spiker
Settler
Vincent St. Cyr
Brave
Harriet Sumner
Settler
Walter Sumner
Guard
Joyce Vanderveen
Little Crane's Wife
Don Washbrook
Party Guest
Will J. White
Leader

Produced by

Walt Disney
producer (uncredited)

Music by

Paul J. Smith

Cinematography by

Ellsworth Fredericks

Editing by

Stanley E. Johnson
(as Stanley Johnson)

Art Direction by

Carroll Clark

Set Decoration by

Emile Kuri
Fred M. MacLean
(as Fred MacLean)

Costume Design by

Gertrude Casey
Chuck Keehne

Makeup Department

Pat McNalley
makeup artist
Ruth Sandifer
hair stylist
Tom Bartholomew
makeup crew (uncredited)
Linda Cross
key hair stylist (uncredited)
Willon Fields
makeup crew (uncredited)
John G. Holden
key makeup artist (uncredited)
Lillian Lashin
hair stylist (uncredited)
Fae M. Smith
hair stylist (uncredited)
Jack Stone
key makeup artist (uncredited)
Hazel R. Thompson
hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

John Grubbs
production manager (uncredited)
Virgil Hart
unit manager (uncredited)
William F. Sheehan
assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Robert G. Shannon
assistant director
Jack Cunningham
second assistant director (uncredited)
Peter Ellenshaw
second unit director (uncredited)
Cliff Reid Jr.
second assistant director (uncredited)
William F. Sheehan
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Roy Bolton
property master (uncredited)
Jack Boss
props (uncredited)
Charles Chrisman
assistant props (uncredited)
Jack Golconda
prop master (uncredited)
Abe Siegel
greensman (uncredited)

Sound Department

Robert O. Cook
sound supervisor
Dean Thomas
sound recordist
James Lester Gear
radio man (uncredited)
Tom Goldrich
boom operator (uncredited)
Malcolm Rennings
cable man (uncredited)
Lou Skelton
sound recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Peter Ellenshaw
matte artist / matte effects
Collin Campbell
matte artist (uncredited)

Stunts

Harvey Parry
fight stunt double: James MacArthur (uncredited)
Al Wyatt Sr.
fight stunt double: Wendell Corey (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

John Collins
electrician (uncredited)
Ren Daw
grip (uncredited)
Millard Holmes
electrician (uncredited)
Bruce Hunsaker
head grip (uncredited)
Knox Kelly
electrician (uncredited)
Walter Lea
best boy (uncredited)
Bob McGowan
assistant camera (uncredited)
Jack Whitman
assistant camera (uncredited) / camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

Ruth Burch
casting supervisor (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Beau Vanden Ecker
wardrobe (uncredited)
Elmer Ellsworth
wardrobe (uncredited)
Leonard Harris
wardrobe (uncredited)
Esther Krebs
wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

Evelyn Kennedy
music editor
Franklyn Marks
orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

Donna M. Norridge
script supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Captain Thornsberry
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Iron Eyes Cody
technical advisor
Jack Pennick
technical advisor (uncredited)
Carlos Albert
stand-in (uncredited)
William Angelo
stand-in (uncredited)
B. Brady
stand-in (uncredited)
Matt Bruttig
auditor (uncredited)
Ruth Burch
talent scout (uncredited)
Thomas Cowan
stand-in (uncredited)
Walt Davis
stand-in (uncredited)
Joe DeAngelo
stand-in (uncredited)
Ann Gardner
stand-in (uncredited)
Duke Green
stand-in (uncredited)
Valerie Hall
stand-in (uncredited)
Billy Jones
ramrod (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
stand-in (uncredited)
C. MacAllister
stand-in (uncredited)
J. McKinney
stand-in (uncredited)
Russell Meeker
stand-in (uncredited)
T. Morales
stand-in (uncredited)
Yewas Parker
technical advisor (uncredited)
Leonard Shannon
publicist (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
stand-in (uncredited)
Rodger Terry
stand-in (uncredited)
A. Vaughn
stand-in (uncredited)
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