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Treetop Daredevils
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Treetop Daredevils

Dec 18, 1953
0h 8m
★ 10.0

American lumberjacks at work and play

Overview

A documentary exploring the tartan wearing lives of lumberjacks in the 1950's.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

United World Films, Inc

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Cast

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