In the 19th century, a mysterious stranger arrives in an isolated alpine village. As he uncovers dark family secrets, he becomes entangled in a feuding family clan and must navigate the treacherous landscape of the Alps. With stunning scenic beauty and a web of family feuds, this movie tells a gripping tale of freedom, revenge, and survival.
During the Great Depression, 15-year-old Natty Gann embarks on a cross-country journey to find her father. Along the way, she faces various challenges and encounters both friend and foe. With her loyal wolf-dog companion, she navigates through forests, lumber camps, and hobo camps, learning important life lessons and discovering her own strength and resilience.
Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar is a heartwarming family adventure film set in the wilderness of Washington state. The story revolves around Charlie, a lonesome cougar who befriends a group of orphans and a logger. Together, they navigate the challenges of the rugged mountainous terrain while facing the threat of animal abuse and logging in their journey to protect Charlie and the wilderness. This heartwarming tale showcases the power of friendship and the bond between humans and wild animals.
Come and Get It is a movie set in 1884 Wisconsin, telling the story of a woman who humiliates a man and a father and son who fall in love with the same woman. It explores themes of ambition, love, and jealousy within the backdrop of the timber business and the challenges of an unhappy marriage. The story spans over two decades, from 1884 to 1907.
John Foster and Kenneth Grainger are a couple of Englishmen stationed at a teak wood post. When Foster's fiancée, Mary Trevor, writes him that their engagement is off, he goes off to Mandalay.
Loggers Jeff Collins and Boomer Benson compete for a mail-order bride by means of a timber-cutting contest.
Lumberjack Gaston Olaf is newly arrived in the lumber camp of Havens Falls, but it isn't long before he finds himself coming to the rescue of the lovely Rose Havens, who is being pursued by the nasty Lefty Red.
A doctor has a rough time obtaining the money for his services in a lumber town until he delivers quintuplets.
Lumberjacking is a second part of saga about young author, Kalle Päätalo. It's a story about growing up and becoming a storyteller in hard times when their father was in the forced labour camp. He was a lunatic.
Millioniare Curran, thinking his son too intellectual, sends him west to learn logging at one of his lumber camps. Unknown to his father, Grant Curan is a professional wrestler and easily able to handle the thugs that attack him at the lumber camp. This enables him to stay on the job and he soon undercovers how his father is being cheated by the local boss.
Tarzan and the Green Goddess is a thrilling action-adventure film set in the jungles of Guatemala. Tarzan embarks on a daring quest to find a sacred idol that holds the secret formula to a powerful potion. Along the way, he must navigate treacherous rivers, battle dangerous enemies, and overcome various obstacles. With his incredible strength and agility, Tarzan fights bare-chested against foes and faces the perils of a storm at sea. This psychotronic film captures the essence of the iconic Tarzan character and takes viewers on a wild journey filled with excitement and suspense.
A Summer by the River follows the story of a single father and his son as they navigate through the challenges of life in a remote lumber camp in Eastern Scandinavia. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful river rapids, the film explores their deep connection and the father's determination to provide a better future for his child. With a mix of humor and tender moments, this heartwarming movie captures the essence of life in the East during the 1950s.
Jack De Quincy, an American graduate of Oxford, is still considered a wastrel playboy by his father, owner of a giant lumber company in the American northwest. To prove he is a man his father sends him there to take charge of a large lumber camp, filled with brawny he-men who spend their time drinking, gambling and brawling when not cutting timber. Once there, Jack establishes himself by winning a fight against "Dum-Dum" Pete, the toughest man in those parts. Along the way he sees to it that a needed operation is performed on the camp's mascot, a crippled young boy, and saves his sweetheart, Marie O'Nei, that daughter of a rival lumber company, from drowning in the river when the spring thaw causes an ice-break flood.
When her doctor advises her to move West because of her health, Mrs. Pepper takes her five kids and relocates to Oregon to live with her sister. But adjusting to a new home and community isn't easy for the brood. Third entry in the "Five Little Peppers" series of four films.
PRC Pictures' final 1941 release, Law of the Timber was based on a story by North Woods specialist James Oliver Curwood.
This meditative French-Canadian film tells the story of a young woman's search for the father she has never known. Marie Chapdelaine (Carole Laure) grew up in a remote area of Quebec without ever knowing her father, a lumberjack. She moves to Montreal, settles in there with a job as a topless dancer and begins her search for him. Eventually, with the help of his former mistress, they find the lumber camp he was working in, only to discover that he was killed in a labor dispute.
Pat's ability as a logging/mining camp fighter sets him up to box prizefighter Corrigan. Unknown to his supporters, he's actually in collusion with Corrigan to throw the fight - until he runs into reporter Maude.
The owners of a lumber mill hire an investigator to find out who is sabotaging their mill.
Inspector Dawson promises "Morton of the Mounted" a long-awaited vacation as soon as he solves the mystery of who killed an old fur trapper called Old Parker and a Mountie named McGee. Morton and his Mountie sidekick, Corporal Tiny Anderson, hit the tundra and Morton saves Mildred Boyd from a tormentor.