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

Zero

Zero the Dog

Logger Jim Hadley and his lumberjack crew are looking for new forest to cut. They locate a prime prospect outside the town of Deep Wells. The residents of Deep Wells led by Laura Riley are opposed to the felling of the trees, believing that losing them would cause mudslides during the heavy rains. Conflict between the town's residents and the loggers is inevitable.

0.0

Hard Tickets

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4.6

Dead Girls Dancing

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On a road trip across Italy, recent high school graduates Ira, Malin and Ka pick up the intriguing backpacker Zoe. As the four girls stumble across an abandoned village, they start to experiment with the limits of their newly found freedom, away from the expectations of their parents and teachers.

7.0

Bambi

Aug 14, 1942

Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.

3.7

Thunder in the Pines

Nov 11, 1948

Loggers Jeff Collins and Boomer Benson compete for a mail-order bride by means of a timber-cutting contest.

0.0

Fire on Kelly Mountain

Sep 30, 1973

A forest service fire lookout gets his wish when he wants to fight fires, for he is sent to check out a blaze, but the fire he finds almost gets the best of him. He also has problems with an enraged bear that has been spooked by the fire.

6.0

People in the Summer Night

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A story set over one night in a small rural community we watch various relationships and actions among local people; these include birth, death, and conflicts fuelled by alcohol. The fates of various characters become interlaced over a long and light-filled summer night in the Finnish countryside. Lumberjacks, a deer-eyed young man Nokia, a family of poor farmers, a young girl and her lover. New life is born, old life dies, man is slain in his prime, and his widow continues her life.

6.2

Always

Dec 22, 1989

The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.

6.2

Braven

Feb 1, 2018

A logger defends his family from a group of dangerous drug runners.

6.1

The Strange Woman

Oct 25, 1946

In early 19th century New England, an unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to seduce, deceive and control the men around her.

3.2

Timberjack

Feb 18, 1955

A young man seeks his father's killers among lumberjacks, and discovers that they are actually timber barons who also seek to control lumber mills. Based on the novel of the same name.

0.0

A Fire Called Jeremiah

Dec 3, 1961

This is the story of the “smoke jumpers,” specially trained by the Forest Service to reach forest fires when they are in the inaccessible areas of US National Forests. A cabin in the woods is set on fire after an over stimulated kitten upsets an oil lantern.

3.5

Tukkijoella

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A 3rd remake of the film based on the play by Teuvo Pakkala. Tells the story of the lumberjack group and how the lives of villagers and lumberjacks intertwine. Many loving couples are formed between jacks and village girls. At the same time, the farm of Pietola and the house matron, Katri is coveted by malicious Rättäri. He owns the IOU papers for Pietola and tries to get Katri using the IOU as blackmail.

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0.0

Gepellte Haut

May 14, 2026

Four young people from Berlin decide to spend their summer in Portugal. They throw away their smart phones, open up their relationships and try to free themselves from any social norms. But just as their utopia comes true, a devastating forest fire breaks out around them.

5.8

Wild Geese Calling

Aug 15, 1941

In the 1890s lumberjack John leaves Seattle for Alaska to look for gold. After he marries dancehall girl Sally, he finds she used to be in love with his best friend Blackie.

0.0

Men of the Timberland

May 6, 1941

Tim MacGregor, unscrupulous lumber operator, obtains by bribery a contract to cut a vast quantity of timber from land owned by Kay Handley, rich débutante. When Dick O'Hara, forestry inspector, demands a postponement, MacGrgeor refuses and sends his henchman, Jean Collet, to obtain the services of the famous "bull-of-the-woods" Andy Jensen and his partner "Lucky." Kay arrives and gives her permission to cut the timber, defying Dick. Dick, with his two assistants, Withers and "Tex," begins a survey of the timber stand. When Dick and Tex finally reveal MacGrgeor as a crook, Collet is sent to kill "Tex" and obtain the reports. A fight ensues and "Lucky" is killed by one of Collet's flying knives. Kay then admits that Dick is right and helps him trap Collet. Dick and Andy force a confession from Collet and MacGregor is exposed.

7.0

Sometimes a Great Notion

Dec 17, 1971

Hank Stamper and his father, Henry, own and operate the family business by cutting and shipping logs in Oregon. The town is furious when they continue working despite the town going broke and the other loggers go on strike ordering the Stampers to stop, however Hank continues to push his family on cutting more trees. Hank's wife wishes he would stop and hopes that they can spend more time together. When Hank's half brother Leland comes to work for them, more trouble starts.

2.7

King of the Lumberjacks

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Outdoor drama about a newly-hired lumberjack discovering that his former girlfriend is now his new boss's wife.

6.8

Come and Get It

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An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but years later becomes infatuated with the woman's daughter.

5.0

Spoilers of the Forest

Apr 4, 1957

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.