I'm not an easy cryer, but

dustinthewind25 says > I think I rate the final scene in The Hanging Tree in the top five, maybe the top three, of my favorite scenes of all time.

Really? I liked the movie until the end. I thought it was odd Elizabeth and Rune never pointed out the fact Frail acted in her defense. Frenchy attacked her. He was trying to rape her; he was beating her; and he'd gotten his goon pals to restrain Rune.

I'd have thought they'd at least start with that; as a way to defend him, and clear his name then if it didn't work; the lynch mob could not be convinced, then they would try to buy them off. As it stands, it looks like they agreed to his guilt but were buying his freedom. In fact, I believe one of the men even said that, 'if she's willing to pay to save him...' or something like that.

Anyway, in my opinion, the whole thing was partially their fault. The first time Frenchy came around with the same intentions, Elizabeth cleared him with Rune. She said he never tried anything but Rune should have put two and two together. The line to the emergency bell had been deliberately cut and, as I recall, Elizabeth did feel uncomfortable with Frenchy being there. Frail's arrival is what prompted him to leave.

When Frail threatened Frenchy; telling him not to come around the cabin again, he should have told everyone why he said that. Even if some people thought Elizabeth was 'that' kind of woman, at the time she was still recovering, blind and helpless.


Woman, man! That's the way it should be Tarzan. [Tarzan and his mate]

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