''King of the Lumberjacks'' is a 1940 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US * Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that i ...

film directed by William Clemens and starring John Payne,

Gloria Dickson Gloria Dickson (born Thais Alalia Dickerson; August 13, 1917 – April 10, 1945) was an American stage and screen actress of the 1930s and 1940s. Early years Born in Pocatello, Idaho, Dickson was the daughter of a banker. After her father's dea ...

and Stanley Fields.Pitts p.174 The film's sets were designed by the art director Esdras Hartley.

Partial cast

* John Payne as James 'Jim' 'Slim' Abbott *

as Tina Martin Deribault * Stanley Fields as Dominic Deribault *

Joe Sawyer Joe Sawyer (born Joseph Sauers, August 29, 1906 – April 21, 1982) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1927 and 1962, and was sometimes billed under his birth name. Early life Sawyer was born August 29, 1 ...

as Jigger, a Lumberjack * Victor Kilian as Joe *

Earl Dwire Earl Dwire (October 3, 1883 – January 16, 1940), born Earl Dean Dwire, was an American character actor who appeared in more than 150 movies between 1921 and his death in 1940. Dwire acted for three years in stock theater with companies i ...

as Dr. Vance * Herbert Heywood as Laramie, Train Engineer *

G. Pat Collins G. Pat Collins, also known as George Pat Collins or Pat Collins (born George Percy Collins; December 16, 1895 – August 5, 1959) was an American actor of the stage and screen. Biography Collins was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1895. After ser ...

as Mr. Gregg, Parole Officer * John Sheehan as Bartender *

Pat West Pat West (February 21, 1923 – February 7, 1996) was a former fullback in the National Football League. He was drafted in the 28th round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams and would play with the team for three seasons and part of anot ...

as Second Waiter * Nat Carr as 'Shorty', First Waiter *

Jack Mower Jack Mower (September 5, 1890 – January 6, 1965) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 520 films between 1914 and 1965. He was born in Honolulu and died in Hollywood. After studying at Punahou College, in Honolulu, Mower moved ...

as 'Red', Truck Driver * John 'Skins' Miller as 'Cooky', the Camp Cook

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* 1940 films 1940 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by William Clemens Warner Bros. films American black-and-white films Films set in forests Films about lumberjacks 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{action-film-stub