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A Quaker colony tries to save the giant sequoias from a timber baron.A Quaker colony tries to save the giant sequoias from a timber baron.A Quaker colony tries to save the giant sequoias from a timber baron.
Mel Archer
- Ole
- (uncredited)
John Barton
- Lumberman
- (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
- Lumberman
- (uncredited)
Lilian Bond
- Daisy's Girl
- (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
- Lumberman
- (uncredited)
Sue Casey
- Young Lady
- (uncredited)
William Challee
- Brother Williams
- (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
- Brother Dorn
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Kirk Douglas in his autobiography "The Ragman's Son", he agreed to act in this film for free, in order to end his contract with Warner Bros. He later said, "It's a bad movie."
- GoofsWalter 'Yukon' Burns has come from the Yukon gold rush, supposedly in Alaska. Although the gold fields of the Yukon Gold Rush of 1897 were predominately in Canada, the Yukon Territory is (and was) completely landlocked, accessibly only by traveling through Alaska on routes such as the Chilkoot Trail, the White Pass Trail, or the Klondike River. It is appropriate to regard 'Yukon' Burns as coming from Alaska.
- Quotes
Daisy Fisher: [to Frenchy] You stye on the eye of a flea on a thigh of a nit on the neck of a gnat!
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Dick Cavett Show: Kirk Douglas (1971)
- SoundtracksThe Soubrette on the Police Gazette
(uncredited)
Music by M.K. Jerome
Lyrics by Jack Scholl
Sung and Danced by Patrice Wymore
Featured review
Western tycoon tall tale
Okay western tells the tale of Kirk Douglas as a would-be lumber baron with more charm than business savvy. Not as good as it could have been with a little sharper direction, but the dialog has some spark and Douglas shines like a new penny when he smiles.
He gets adequate support from the usual suspects, with Patrice Wymore particularly good as his dance hall prostitute girlfriend. Eve Miller as the real love interest is a bit flat by comparison, even granted that she's stuck in the role of a holy roller trying to protect California's giant redwoods.
The plot manages to get genuinely clever at times, with the local judge conspiring to help the Quakers foil Douglas's lumber scheme, Douglas scheming right back, and then the whole thing going topsy-turvy. Still, something is missing (and the faded print I saw didn't help) but the ending goes big to try to save it and nearly succeeds. Worth the time for fans of Douglas, but not a must-see title.
He gets adequate support from the usual suspects, with Patrice Wymore particularly good as his dance hall prostitute girlfriend. Eve Miller as the real love interest is a bit flat by comparison, even granted that she's stuck in the role of a holy roller trying to protect California's giant redwoods.
The plot manages to get genuinely clever at times, with the local judge conspiring to help the Quakers foil Douglas's lumber scheme, Douglas scheming right back, and then the whole thing going topsy-turvy. Still, something is missing (and the faded print I saw didn't help) but the ending goes big to try to save it and nearly succeeds. Worth the time for fans of Douglas, but not a must-see title.
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- Für eine Handvoll Geld
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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