Big Timber

1950 1h 0m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

AdventureDrama

Synopsis

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A young man goes to work in a logging camp to fulfill a boyhood ambition and a jealous loggers rigs things to make him appear to be an incompetent bungler. But he proves himself successfully conveying an injured workman to the hospital in a careening truck, whose brakes have been tampered with, down a mountainside.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Roddy McDowall
Jimmy
Jeff Donnell
Sally
Lyn Thomas
June
Gordon Jones
Jocko
Tom Greenway
Rocky
Robert Shayne
Dixon
Ted Hecht
Bert
Lyle Talbot
Logger #1

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean Yarbrough
Writers: Warren Wilson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean Yarbrough, shot by William A. Sickner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ace Herman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Roddy McDowall and Jeff Donnell and Lyn Thomas carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0042251 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jean Yarbrough directs. William A. Sickner behind the camera. Ace Herman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
276 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Jean Yarbrough, shot by William A. Sickner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Ace Herman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Roddy McDowall and Jeff Donnell and Lyn Thomas carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0042251 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.