Timber Queen is a 1944 American lumberjack drama film directed by Frank McDonald.
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. Pine-Thomas signed Mary Beth Hughes to make this film and a musical The Duchess Rides High.
Filming took place in July 1943.
The film was slanted more towards comedy than many earlier Pine-Thomas films.
References
External links
- Timber Queen at IMDb
- Timber Queen at TCMDB
- Timber Queen at BFI
- Review of film at Variety'
- Timber Queen is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
