Law of the Timber

Dec 19, 1941

1h 4m

★ 6.0

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

Overview

PRC Pictures' final 1941 release, Law of the Timber was based on a story by North Woods specialist James Oliver Curwood.

Genres

Drama

Western

Production Companies

PRC

Law of the Timber Trailers

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Cast

'Perry' Lorimer

Marjorie Reynolds

Hodge Mason

Monte Blue

Adams

J. Farrell MacDonald

Olaf (as Sven-Hogo Borg)

Sven Hugo Borg

John Gordon

Hal Brazeale

Frank Barnes

Earl Eby

Eric

George Humbert

Abe Cain(as Milt Morani - billing typo)

Milburn Morante

Ma Cain

Betty Roadman

Sam Cain

Eddie Phillips

Harry Lorimer (as Jack M. Holmes)

Jack Holmes

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