Romance of the Redwoods (1939 film)

Not to be confused with A Romance of the Redwoods.

Romance of the Redwoods
Directed by	Charles Vidor
Screenplay by	Michael L. Simmons Jack London
Based on	The White Silence by Jack London
Produced by	Wallace MacDonald
Starring	Charles Bickford Jean Parker Gordon Oliver
Cinematography	Allen G. Siegler
Edited by	Byron Robinson
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 30, 1939 (1939-03-30)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Romance of the Redwoods is a 1939 American adventure film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Charles Bickford, Jean Parker and Gordon Oliver. ^{[1] [2]} It is based on the 1899 short story The White Silence by Jack London.

Plot

June Martin is a dishwasher in a California logging camp boarding house. Steve Blake fights Jed Malone for her and loses, thus casting suspicion on himself when Malone dies under cloudy circumstances.

Cast

• Charles Bickford as Steve Blake
• Jean Parker as June Martin
• Al Bridge as Boss Whittaker
• Gordon Oliver as Jed Malone
• Ann Shoemaker as Mother Manning
• Lloyd Hughes as Eddie Carter
• Pat O'Malley as Yerkes
• Marc Lawrence as Joe
• Earl Gunn as Socko
• Don Beddoe as Forbes
• Erville Alderson as Jackson
• Lee Prather as Judge Hanley

See also

• List of American films of 1939

References

1. "THE SCREEN". New York Times. Apr 24, 1939. ProQuest   102717248.
2. "Romance of the redwoods". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 6. 1939. p. 141. ProQuest   1305804869.

External links

• Romance of the Redwoods at the TCM Movie Database
• Romance of the Redwoods at IMDb