
A feud has been raging between the Lee and Mitchell families, in the forbidden valley of the Kentucky hills. The lone survivors are Ben Lee, his granddaughter Morning Glory and a young Mitchell boy who is given refuge by minister Dominie Jones.


A valley so steeped in vendetta that even the whip-poor-wills refuse to sing after dusk—this is the stage upon which The Forbidden Valley orchestrates its bruised lullaby of love and reprisal. Picture the opening iris shot: a lantern swings inside a mine shaft, its corona flickering across soot-covered timbers until...

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" A valley so steeped in vendetta that even the whip-poor-wills refuse to sing after dusk—this is the stage upon which The Forbidden Valley orchestrates its bruised lullaby of love and reprisal. Picture the opening iris shot: a lantern swings inside a mine shaft, its corona flickering across soot-covered timbers until the glow lands on a coffin lid carved with the initials L.M.—Lee vs. Mitchell—the feud’s ledger written in pine. Director Warren Chandler lets the camera linger until the flame gu..."
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