Timber Queen is a 1944 American lumberjack drama film directed by Frank McDonald.Timber Queen Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 11, Iss. 121, (Jan 1, 1944): 46.
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.SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD New York Times 21 June 1943: 13. Pine-Thomas signed Mary Beth Hughes to make this film and a musical The Duchess Rides High.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
Filming took place in July 1943.DRAMA AND FILM Los Angeles Times 28 June 1943: 13.
The film was slanted more towards comedy than many earlier Pine-Thomas films.SCREEN AND STAGE Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 15 July 1943: 12.
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Timber Queen at TCMDB Timber Queen at BFI Review of film at Variety