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The Tougher They Come
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The Tougher They Come

Nov 16, 1950
1h 9m
★ 3.0

SAVAGE BATTLE FOR TIMBER AND WOMEN IN THE WILD NORTH WOODS!

Overview

Set in a rugged Northwest logging camp, this drama follows the exploits of the lumberjack who inherits the camp. For a long time, he has been courting a pretty young thing, and now that she believes him wealthy, she decides to finally accept his proposal. When she finds out that the company has many financial woes and that living in the woods takes guts and courage, she turns into a nagging shrew, constantly urging him to sell-out to a major corporation. Meanwhile his treacherous foreman, an agent of the bigger company, uses sabotage to change the stubborn camp owner's mind.

Genres

Drama
Adventure
Action

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Wayne Morris

Bill Shaw

Wayne Morris

Preston Foster

Joe MacKinley

Preston Foster

Kay Buckley

Helen MacKinley

Kay Buckley

William Bishop

Gus Williams

William Bishop

Frank McHugh

Gig Rafferty

Frank McHugh

Gloria Henry

Rattle Rafferty

Gloria Henry

Mary Castle

Flo

Mary Castle

Joseph Crehan

Thompson

Joseph Crehan

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