The Burning Hills is a 1956 American CinemaScope Western directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood, based on a 1956 novel by Louis L'Amour.

The enraged Sutton sends his son Jack, his foreman Ben and ten ranch hands to track down Trace before he goes to an Army fort to bring law to Esperanza.

Unable to locate the hidden Trace, Joe Sutton enlists a half Indian tracker, Jacob Lantz.

[3] L'Amour's short story "The Gift of Cochise" had been successfully filmed with John Wayne in 1953 as Hondo and there was interest in The Burning Hills.

Variety said "With the youthful filmgoer in mind, the combo of Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood in “The Burning Hills” could prove to be a profitable one.