Spoilers of the Forest

Apr 4, 1957

1h 8m

★ 0.0

The Last Frontier Of Untamed Woman...And Fighting Men!

Overview

Vera Ralston plays Joan Milna, who shares several thousand acres of valuable Montana timberland with her stepfather (John Alderson). Coveting Joan's property, lumber baron Eric Warren (Ray Collins) sends out his foreman Boyd Caldwell (Rod Cameron) to persuade her to sell. Instead, Caldwell falls in love with the girl, vowing to protect her trees from the eco-unfriendly Warren. Republic's wide-screen Naturama process is shown to good advantage throughout Spoilers of the Forest.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

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Cast

Boyd Caldwell

Rod Cameron

Joan Milna

Vera Ralston

Eric Warren

Ray Collins

Phyllis Warren

Hillary Brooke

Tom Duncan

Edgar Buchanan

John Mitchell

Carl Benton Reid

Linda Mitchell

Sheila Bromley

Pat Casey

Hank Worden

Billy Mitchell

John Compton

Big Jack Milna

John Alderson

Camille

Angela Greene

Dan

Paul Stader

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