The Blazing Forest

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The Blazing Forest
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Edward Ludwig
Screenplay by Lewis R. Foster
Winston Miller
Produced by William H. Pine
William C. Thomas
Starring John Payne
William Demarest
Agnes Moorehead
Richard Arlen
Susan Morrow
Roscoe Ates
Lynne Roberts
Cinematography Lionel Lindon
Edited by Howard A. Smith
Music by Lucien Cailliet
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • December 1952 (1952-12)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Blazing Forest is a 1952 American lumberjack adventure film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Lewis R. Foster and Winston Miller. The film stars John Payne, William Demarest, Agnes Moorehead, Richard Arlen, Susan Morrow, Roscoe Ates and Lynne Roberts. The film was released in December 1952, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Determined to keep her struggling Nevada timber business going, Jessie Crain borrows money from long-ago sweetheart Syd Jessup while also promising lumberman Kelly Hansen a quarter of her profits if he will become her foreman.

Sharon Wilks, restless niece of Jessie who yearns to leave this region and move to the city, is attracted to Kelly immediately. Jessie's crew, meanwhile, resents Kelly's hard-driving ways, including making everyone work in a torrential rain to meet a lumber quota.

A job is given to Jessie's brother, lumberjack Joe Morgan, whose embezzling has forced Jessie to pay his debts. Joe continues to create trouble for the lumberman as well as for Grace, his estranged wife. A resentful Syd, meantime, causes a crash in a speeding truck that starts a forest fire and fatally injures Joe. A helicopter rescue saves lives and the business, as Kelly persuades Sharon to stay by his side.

Cast

Reception

Writing in All Movie, author and film critic Hal Erickson reported that "library footage from the 1940 Paramount feature The Forest Rangers is used sparingly but effectively" in the film, with the "climactic forest fire vividly photographed in Technicolor by Oscar-winning cinematographer Lionel Lindon." [4] A review of the film on TV Guide described it as "tall timber, rugged men and the usual incendiary conflicts," further noting that "there's some derring-do," and "if you like falling trees, this is your movie." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Hal Erickson (2015). "The-Blazing-Forest - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  2. ↑ "The Blazing Forest (1952) - Overview". TCM.com. 1952-11-26. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  3. ↑ "The Blazing Forest". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  4. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "The Blazing Forest (1952)". All Movie. Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  5. ↑ "The Blazing Forest - Movie Review". TV Guide. TV Guide. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  6. ↑ "Movie Love #15". Grand Comics Database.


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