Big Timber (1950 film)

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Big Timber
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Screenplay byWarren Wilson
Produced by Lindsley Parsons
Starring Roddy McDowall
Jeff Donnell
Lyn Thomas
Gordon Jones
Tom Greenway
Robert Shayne
Ted Hecht
Lyle Talbot
Cinematography William A. Sickner
Edited by Ace Herman
Production
company
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • September 10, 1950 (1950-09-10)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Big Timber is a 1950 American action film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Warren Wilson. The film stars Roddy McDowall, Jeff Donnell, Lyn Thomas, Gordon Jones, Tom Greenway, Robert Shayne, Ted Hecht and Lyle Talbot. The film was released on September 10, 1950, by Monogram Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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