Timber Queen (1944) On DVD

Russell Evans returns from the war and seeks out Elaine Graham, the widow of his best friend, slain in combat. He is horrified to learn that his own business partner has swindled Elaine out of the valuable timber land left to her by her late husband. A loophole in the bogus deal gives her sixty days in which to attempt to sell enough timber to pay off the debt. Borrowing $10,000 from a gangster pal, Russ raises a crew of lumberjacks. Pushing every man to the breaking point, he desperately trys to save Elaine from financial disaster.

Timber Queen's star, Richard Arlen, was a real life pilot serving as a flight instructor in World War II. Arlen is best known for his role in the 1927 Academy Award winner, Wings, but also appeared in Hollywood classics including The Four Feathers (1929) and Island Of Lost Souls (1933). He was honored for his five-decade career with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Mary Beth Hughes is best remembered for her roles in The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), The Great Flamarion (1945) and most especially the camp classic I Accuse My Parents (1944).