For a handful of money

Movie
German title	For a handful of money
Original title	The big trees
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1952
length	90 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Felix E. Feist
script	John Twist ; James R. Webb
production	Louis F. Edelman
music	Heinz Roemheld
camera	Bert Glennon
cut	Clarence Kolster
occupation
	Kirk Douglas : Jim Fallon; Eve Miller : Alicia Chadwick; Edgar Buchanan : Walter "Yukon" Burns; Patrice Wymore : Daisy Fisher; Harry Cording : Cleve Gregg; John Archer : Frenchy LaCroix; Charles Meredith : Alicia's father; Alan Hale junior : Tiny; Roy Roberts : Judge Crenshaw; Ellen Corby : Mrs. Blackburn;

For a handful of money (original title: The Big Trees ) is an American western from the director Felix E. Feist from 1952 and is based on the story of the same name by Kenneth Earl . The German premiere was on June 24, 1960.

action

Jim Fallon is a log merchant in Northern California in 1900. He greedily tries to get hold of the land from a religious community. There are many tall trees on the community property that Fallon could do good business with. Fallon falls in love with Alicia Bixby, the daughter of the community leader. Nevertheless, he does not want to give up his plan to take the land from his owners. Yukon Burns, Jim's right-hand man, disagrees and supports the settlers.

Alicia's father dies when Jim's men cut a sequoia that falls on his father's hut. Jim tries desperately to save Alicia's father, but he fails. His efforts shatter the suspicion of murder Jim is under with the settlers. Cleve Gregg, a rival of Jim, is now also trying to appropriate the land. He also tries to have Jim killed. But instead of Jim, Yukon is killed. Jim abandons his plan and now helps the settlers fight Gregg and his partner Frenchy LaCroix. After the settlers win, Jim marries Alicia and stays with the community.

Reviews

To the lexicon of international film , the film is "naive adventure entertainment with some beautiful landscape shots." Joe Hembus comments For a handful of money, Douglas shows "one of his huge roles" . Phil Hardy calls the film "routine and pretty bland" .

background

It was shot in Technicolor for a handful of money and was the last film Kirk Douglas made for Warner Brothers . To be released from his contract, Douglas worked without a fee. The film has been in the public domain since 2002 . It is freely available in full in the Internet Archive (see chapter Web Links).

Web links

The Big Trees in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Movie download

Individual evidence

↑ For a handful of money. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
^ Joe Hembus: Western Lexicon - 1272 films from 1894-1975. Carl Hanser Verlag Munich Vienna 2nd edition 1977. ISBN 3-446-12189-7 . P. 204
^ Phil Hardy: The Encyclopedia of Western Movies. Woodbury Press Minneapolis 1984. ISBN 0-8300-0405-X . P. 212
^ Phil Hardy: The Encyclopedia of Western Movies. Woodbury Press Minneapolis 1984. ISBN 0-8300-0405-X . P. 212

[1] For a handful of money. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[2] Joe Hembus: Western Lexicon - 1272 films from 1894-1975. Carl Hanser Verlag Munich Vienna 2nd edition 1977. ISBN 3-446-12189-7 . P. 204

[3] Phil Hardy: The Encyclopedia of Western Movies. Woodbury Press Minneapolis 1984. ISBN 0-8300-0405-X . P. 212

[4] Phil Hardy: The Encyclopedia of Western Movies. Woodbury Press Minneapolis 1984. ISBN 0-8300-0405-X . P. 212