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Timber Queen (1944 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Timber Queen' is a 1944 American lumberjack drama film directed by Frank McDonald.Timber Queen
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 11, Iss. 121, (Jan 1, 1944): 46.
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'.SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD New York Times 21 June 1943: 13. Pine-Thomas signed Mary Beth Hughes to make this film and a musical 'The Duchess Rides High'.Goddard in 'All Around the Town' 'MISSION TO MOSCOW' DUE Opens at the Hollywood Today -- 'Presenting Lily Mars' Arrives at Capitol New York Times 29 Apr 1943: 25
Filming took place in July 1943.DRAMA AND FILM Los Angeles Times 28 June 1943: 13.
The film was slanted more towards comedy than many earlier Pine-Thomas films.SCREEN AND STAGE Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 15 July 1943: 12.
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