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The Tougher They Come
The Tougher They Come

The Tougher They Come

SAVAGE BATTLE FOR TIMBER AND WOMEN IN THE WILD NORTH WOODS!

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Set in a rugged Northwest logging camp, this drama follows the exploits of the lumberjack who inherits the camp. For a long time, he has been courting a pretty young thing, and now that she believes him wealthy, she decides to finally accept his proposal. When she finds out that the company has many financial woes and that living in the woods takes guts and courage, she turns into a nagging shrew, constantly urging him to sell-out to a major corporation. Meanwhile his treacherous foreman, an agent of the bigger company, uses sabotage to change the stubborn camp owner's mind.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

69 mins

Rating

3/10

Release Date

16 November 1950

Country

United States of America

Cast

Wayne Morris

Wayne Morris

Bill Shaw

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Joe MacKinley

Kay Buckley

Kay Buckley

Helen MacKinley

William Bishop

William Bishop

Gus Williams

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Gig Rafferty

Gloria Henry

Gloria Henry

Rattle Rafferty

Mary Castle

Mary Castle

Flo

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Thompson

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