The Light in the Forest 1958 123movies

Watch: The Light in the Forest 1958 123movies, Full Movie Online – In 1764, the British come to an agreement with the native Delaware tribes in order to bring peace to the region. The Delaware tribes agree to stop their attacks on the white settlers and to relinquish all their white captives to the British. In return, the British promise to stop white settlers from settling on Delaware lands across the Ohio River and to cease slaughtering the natives. British Army scout Del Hardy, who once lived among the natives, serves as negotiator and translator for the British colonel Henry Bouquet. During the exchange phase, the Delaware tribes surrender their white captives to the British forces. Among the whites returning to civilization is Chief Cuyloga’s adopted son, True Son, formerly known as Johnny Butler. With a heavy heart, Chief Cuyloga parts with his son and asks him to obey his white family once Johnny becomes a white man again. Despite his promise to obey his white parents and to integrate again into the white settler society, Johnny Butler has serious problems shedding his Delaware upbringing, mentality and behavior off. But firm guidance from scout Del Hardy and a loving heart from white settler girl Shenandoe seem to slowly win Johnny Butler back to his white origins..
Plot: A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Native American tribe is sent to live with his true family and must learn to fit in with the people he was taught to hate.
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Interesting study in early cultural collisions between Indians and the white man
The film is surprisingly beautiful with even Bambi making an appearance for an introduction. It’s the very natural settings that make it beautiful, glorifying life in freedom together with nature and generously sharing the splendour of the wilderness along the river in great sequences of pastoral idealism. The boy ‘True Son’ or ‘Johnnie’ has been raised wit the Indians for eleven years when he is being repatriated to the whites by the force of a peace treaty, which he initially refuses to accept, but the law is the law, and he adapts to the strange ways of the whites with difficulty and reluctance. Naturally, like in all Disney movies, there is an abominable villain (Wendell Corey) who does everything to ruin his denaturalisation, and there will be conflicts and settlements. Naturally there are pretty girls and ladies involved also, and the happy ending is obligatory and inescapable – after many critical turns. The novel behind it should be much more interesting in exploring these cultural differences, but the film is good enough, and Fess Parker does an admirable job as the boy’s guide. The music adds to the charm and beauty of this very likeable film.

Obviously, there’s much more to the story.
While this Disney film attempts to give more sides to the story, it seems to be missing important plot developments and characterization necessities that would have made for a much stronger film. James MacArthur is a white teen raised by native Americans who taught him to hate his own race based upon genuine fears of “the white devil”. A truce has been declared among the natives and white settlers, but only on the agreement that all whites abducted by the natives be returned to their families. MacArthur, the natural son of John McIntire and Jessica Tandy, has learned the ways of the Indian brave too deeply and at first rejects the white man’s ways.

But through the patience of kind mother Tandy (initially at odds with supporting his native American ways), MacArthur slowly begins to adapt, especially when he befriends the pretty Carol Lynley whose own family was allegedly slaughtered by another native tribe. However, Lynley’s cruel, native hating foster father (Wendell Corey) makes life difficult for MacArthur, and he escapes to be reunited with his tribe and best friend Rafael Campos who came to bring him home.

One of the issues I have with this film is it’s true lack of a point of view. Is it pro-native, or trying to show how the natives needed to switch to the European ways to survive in the old world that had been taken over by newcomers? Performances are fine (especially Corey as a truly despicable character), and the photography is pretty, but there’s just a little too much Disney “cutesiness” to truly deal with the harsh topics. what other reviewers have said, perhaps one day there will be a realistic story told about similar topics that makes its viewpoint clear, but this is not it.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 23 min (83 min), 1 hr 33 min (93 min) (TV) (West Germany)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Unrated
Genre Adventure, Drama, Family
Director Herschel Daugherty
Writer Conrad Richter, Lawrence Edward Watkin
Actors Fess Parker, Wendell Corey, Joanne Dru
Country United States
Awards 1 nomination
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Aspect Ratio 1.75: 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Technicolor
Film Length 2,552 m (9 reels)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process N/A
Printed Film Format N/A