Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuFeud between ranchers and lumberjacks over the issue of environment protection versus profits.Feud between ranchers and lumberjacks over the issue of environment protection versus profits.Feud between ranchers and lumberjacks over the issue of environment protection versus profits.
- Blackie
- (as Noah Beery)
- Townsman
- (Nicht genannt)
- Rancher
- (Nicht genannt)
- Mother
- (Nicht genannt)
- Logger
- (Nicht genannt)
- Cookie
- (Nicht genannt)
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesFilming started in April 1959 on location in and around Blairsden, California, Graeagle, California, and other locations throughout Plumas County. The scenes involving the steam engine and railroad cars were shot on the Western Pacific Railroad right-of-way. The scene where the steam engine goes over the tall "bridge" was shot using the Clio Trestle. Filming finished in June 1959.
- PatzerDuring Bert's (Frankie Avalon) first song of the dance, an electric guitar can be heard, but none of the band is playing one---never mind there is no electricity in town (note all the oil or kerosene lamps being used).
- Zitate
Monty Walker: [the logging crew's train has just arrived in the town of Deep Well, which appears to be deserted] Hey, where's everybody?
Jim Hadley: I don't know.
Jim Hadley: [Jim then notices the old stationmaster] Hey, friend...
Monty Walker: Hello friend. What's going on here?
Bill Burroughs: [Unconcerned] Nothing.
Monty Walker: Well, where is everybody?
Bill Burroughs: What'd you expect, a brass band?
Monty Walker: Sure! Why not?
Bill Burroughs: You know, folks around here don't take to loggers.
Monty Walker: Now, look here, mister. Every place we go people are happy to see us. We spend money like water. Why, we'll put this town on the map.
Bill Burroughs: Or take it off!
[scowls and walks off]
- VerbindungenFeatured in Best in Action: 1960 (2018)
The film begins with some loggers coming to clear the land. However, the locals are very unhappy as they are concerned about the ecological effects this might have on the town below. This is understandable. However, instead of trying to work with the loggers or go through the courts to stop them, some of the locals (led by Lyle Bettger and Jeanne Craine) decide that pretty much anything is fair to stop the tree cutting. During most of the town's dirty tricks, the boss of the logging outfit (Ladd) is amazingly complacent. In fact, this is his mood through almost all the film--like he's only semi-conscious. As a result, one of his men, Monty (Gilbert Roland) has had enough and has decided to fight fire with fire, so to speak. Then, and only then, does the boss rouse out of his near slumber.
I know it might sound rather nasty, but at this point in his career, Alan Ladd was a hard-core alcoholic. Because of this, he began to look puffy and his acting became much more muted and slow. I really think this is a serious problem in "Guns of the Timberland". However, it's NOT the biggest problem. This problem is the writing. The film doesn't seem to know WHAT the message is and many of the characters are, as a result, very inconsistent. Too often, folks behave in ways that defy common sense as well as who they have been throughout the film--particularly Ladd and Craine. Overall, the film is sluggish and dull and this is rather sad, as in his prime, Ladd was an exciting actor. Here, he's as dull as dish water.
- planktonrules
- 27. Aug. 2013
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- Laufzeit1 Stunde 31 Minuten
- Seitenverhältnis
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