Timber Queen (1944 film)

Timber Queen
Timber Queen
Directed by	Frank McDonald
Written by	Edward T. Lowe Jr.; Maxwell Shane
Produced by	William H. Pine; William C. Thomas
Cinematography	Fred Jackman Jr.
Edited by	Victor Lewis
Music by	Willy Stahl
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 13, 1944;
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Timber Queen is a 1944 American lumberjack drama film directed by Frank McDonald.^[1]

It was Arlen's last film for Pine-Thomas for a number of years until Speed to Spare (1948).

Plot

Russ Evans gets out of the service and meets Elaine, the widow of Ken, a man he served with. He helps her protect the rights to some timber land that she has inherited.

Cast

Richard Arlen as Russell (Russ) Evans
Mary Beth Hughes as Elaine Graham
June Havoc as Lil Boggs
Sheldon Leonard as Smacksie Golden
George E. Stone as Squirrel
Dick Purcell as Milt Holmes
Charles Anthony Hughes as Harold Talbot
Edmund MacDonald as Joe Birsdell
William Haade as Rawson
Clancy Cooper as Barney
Dewey Robinson as Wenzel
Horace McMahon as Rodney
Jimmy Ames as Strudel

Production

The film was originally called Timberman.^[2] Pine-Thomas signed Mary Beth Hughes to make this film and a musical The Duchess Rides High.^[3]

Filming took place in July 1943.^[4]

The film was slanted more towards comedy than many earlier Pine-Thomas films.^[5]

References

^ Timber Queen Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 11, Iss. 121, (Jan 1, 1944): 46.
^ SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD New York Times 21 June 1943: 13.
^ Goddard in 'All Around the Town' 'MISSION TO MOSCOW' DUE Opens at the Hollywood Today -- 'Presenting Lily Mars' Arrives at Capitol New York Times 29 Apr 1943: 25
^ DRAMA AND FILM Los Angeles Times 28 June 1943: 13.
^ SCREEN AND STAGE Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 15 July 1943: 12.