Timber Stampede | |
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Directed by | David Howard Kenneth Holmes (assistant) |
Written by | Paul Franklin Bernard McConville |
Screenplay by | Morton Grant |
Produced by | Bert Gilroy |
Starring | George O'Brien Chill Wills Marjorie Reynolds |
Cinematography | Harry Wild |
Edited by | Frederic Knudtson |
Music by | Roy Webb |
Production company | |
Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time | 59 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Timber Stampede is a 1939 American Western film directed by David Howard from a screenplay by Morton Grant, based on a story by Bernard McConville and Paul Franklin. The film stars George O'Brien, Chill Wills, and Marjorie Reynolds. RKO Radio Pictures produced and distributed the film, which was released on June 30, 1939.
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