The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
In 1900, unscrupulous timber baron Jim Fallon plans to take advantage of a new law and make millions off California redwood. Much of the land he hopes to grab has been homesteaded by a Quaker colony, who try to persuade him to spare the giant sequoias...but these are the very trees he wants most. Expert at manipulating others, Fallon finds that other sharks are at his own heels, and forms an unlikely alliance.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
40 audience votes
Key crew
- John TwistScreenplay
- James R. WebbScreenplay
- Felix E. FeistDirector
- Heinz RoemheldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kirk DouglasJim Fallon
- Eve MillerAlicia Chadwick
- Patrice WymoreDaisy Fisher / Dora Figg
- Edgar BuchananWalter 'Yukon' Burns
- John ArcherFrenchy LeCroix
- Alan Hale Jr.Tiny
- Roy RobertsJudge Crenshaw
- Charles MeredithElder Bixby
- Harry CordingCleve Gregg
- Ellen CorbySister Blackburn
- William ChalleeBrother Williams (uncredited)
- Lane ChandlerBrother Dorn (uncredited)
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Themes
californiatreesequoiatimber1900squakers