Law of the Timber (1941)

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Director:

Bernard B. Ray

Writers:

James Oliver Curwood (story)
Jack Natteford (screenplay)

Release Date:

19 December 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

TIMBER FIRE! Flaming forest Giants crash to their doom...as a mystery killer counts his victims.

Plot:

The H&L Lumber Company headed by Henry Lorimer (Jack M. Holmes) and his daughter "Perry" (Marjorie Reynolds)...

Plot Keywords:

Lumberjack | Dynamite | Forest Fire | Runaway Train | Defense Contract

Cast

Marjorie Reynolds	...	'Perry' Lorimer
Monte Blue	...	Hodge Mason
J. Farrell MacDonald	...	Adams
Hal Brazeale	...	John Gordon
Earl Eby	...	Barnes (as Earle Eby)
Sven Hugo Borg	...	Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)
George Humbert	...	Eric
Milburn Morante	...	Abe Cain (as Milt Morani - billing typo)
Betty Roadman	...	Ma Cain
Eddie Phillips	...	Sam Cain
Jack Holmes	...	Harry Lorimer (as Jack M. Holmes)
Zero the Dog	...	Zero

Runtime:

64 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #7858)

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Company:

Producers Releasing Corporation

Timber mystery

Engaging little mystery set in a lumber camp. Yeah, the plot is pretty clichéd - cute blonde inherits her pop's business which greedy crooks are after - but the picturesque forest setting gives the story a new dimension of interest. Someone is sabotaging the H&L Lumber Co's operations and will stop at nothing - even murder - to take over and get H&L's new government contract. Red herrings abound, from the multicultural lumberjacks themselves to the squatters living illegally nearby. And how about that new guy who looks and acts nothing like a lumberjack? As the mystery unfolds we are treated to the great scenery of Big Bear Lake,CA, along with stock footage of the lumber industry in action (kind of funny seeing the same log splash into the river multiple times!) The acting is decent, with the best performance hailing from Sven Hugo Borg as the Swede Olaf; the film's most suspenseful moment revolves around a secret message Olaf scrawls on a poker card...but will that ace fall into the hand of the intended recipient?