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The Tougher They Come(1950)
Status: Released
Date: 1950-11-16
30%
1 Votes
Time: 1h 9m
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.
Languages: English.
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Movie: The Tougher They Come
Top 8 Billed Cast
Wayne Morris
Bill Shaw
Preston Foster
Joe MacKinley
Kay Buckley
Helen MacKinley
William Bishop
Gus Williams
Frank McHugh
Gig Rafferty
Gloria Henry
Rattle Rafferty
Mary Castle
Flo
Joseph Crehan
Thompson
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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.
Release Date
1950-11-16
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SAVAGE BATTLE FOR TIMBER AND WOMEN IN THE WILD NORTH WOODS!
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