The Deerslayer (1957 film)

The Deerslayer
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKurt Neumann
Screenplay byCarroll Young
Kurt Neumann
Dalton Trumbo (uncredited)
Based onThe Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper
Produced byKurt Neumann
StarringLex Barker
Rita Moreno
Forrest Tucker
Cathy O'Donnell
Jay C. Flippen
Carlos Rivas
CinematographyKarl Struss
Edited byJodie Copelan
Music byPaul Sawtell
Bert Shefter
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • September 10, 1957 (1957-09-10)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200,000
Box office$2 million (est)

The Deerslayer is a 1957 American Western film in CinemaScope and Color by De Luxe, directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Carroll Young, Neumann and an uncredited Dalton Trumbo. The film stars Lex Barker, Rita Moreno, Forrest Tucker, Cathy O'Donnell, Jay C. Flippen and Carlos Rivas. It is based on the 1841 novel The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper. The film was released on September 10, 1957 by 20th Century-Fox.