Timberjack (1955) - Sterling Hayden, Vera Ralston, David Brian

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Movie: Timberjack

Top 10 Billed Cast

Sterling Hayden

Tim Chipman

Vera Ralston

Lynne Tilton

David Brian

Croft Brunner

Adolphe Menjou

'Sweetwater' Tilton

Hoagy Carmichael

Jingles

Chill Wills

Steve Riika

Jim Davis

Poole

Howard Petrie

'Axe-Handle' Ole, a Brunner Henchman

Ian MacDonald

Pauquette

Elisha Cook Jr.

Punky (as Elisha Cook)

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Overview
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.
Release Date
1955-02-18
Average
4.167
Rating:
2.1 starts
Tagline
Untamed... wild and primitive as the Great North Woods!
Genres
Music Action Western
Languages:
English
Keywords
lumberjack logging

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