Timber Queen (1944 film)
1944 film by Frank McDonald From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Timber Queen is a 1944 American lumberjack drama film directed by Frank McDonald.[1]
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| Directed by | Frank McDonald |
| Written by | Edward T. Lowe Jr. Maxwell Shane |
| Produced by | William H. Pine William C. Thomas |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman Jr. |
| Edited by | Victor Lewis |
| Music by | Willy Stahl |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It was Arlen's last film for Pine-Thomas for a number of years until Speed to Spare (1948).
Plot
Russ Evans gets out of the service and meets Elaine, the widow of Ken, a man he served with. He helps her protect the rights to some timber land that she has inherited.
Cast
- Richard Arlen as Russell (Russ) Evans
- Mary Beth Hughes as Elaine Graham
- June Havoc as Lil Boggs
- Sheldon Leonard as Smacksie Golden
- George E. Stone as Squirrel
- Dick Purcell as Milt Holmes
- Charles Anthony Hughes as Harold Talbot
- Edmund MacDonald as Joe Birsdell
- William Haade as Rawson
- Clancy Cooper as Barney
- Dewey Robinson as Wenzel
- Horace McMahon as Rodney
- Jimmy Ames as Strudel
Production
The film was originally called Timberman.[2] Pine-Thomas signed Mary Beth Hughes to make this film and a musical The Duchess Rides High.[3]
Filming took place in July 1943.[4]
The film was slanted more towards comedy than many earlier Pine-Thomas films.[5]
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