The Blazing Forest
| The Blazing Forest | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Edward Ludwig |
| Produced by |
William H. Pine William C. Thomas |
| Screenplay by |
Lewis R. Foster Winston Miller |
| Starring |
John Payne William Demarest Agnes Moorehead Richard Arlen Susan Morrow Roscoe Ates Lynne Roberts |
| Music by | Lucien Cailliet |
| Cinematography | Lionel Lindon |
| Edited by | Howard A. Smith |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Blazing Forest is a 1952 American 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]
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
- John Payne as Kelly Hansen
- William Demarest as Syd Jessup
- Agnes Moorehead as Jessie Crain
- Richard Arlen as Joe Morgan
- Susan Morrow as Sharon Wilks
- Roscoe Ates as Beans
- Lynne Roberts as Grace Hanson
- Walter Reed as Max
- Ewing Mitchell as Walt
Comic book adaptation
- Eastern Color Movie Love #15 (June 1952)[4]
References
- ↑ "The-Blazing-Forest - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ "The Blazing Forest (1952) - Overview". TCM.com. 1952-11-26. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ "The Blazing Forest". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ "Movie Love #15". Grand Comics Database.