Trial by Trigger

Trial by Trigger

1944 · 20 min · ★ 5.7 · Western

California logger Bill Cardigan must save his stand of redwoods from being bought by unscrupulous Dan Fallon, a logging company owner from Michigan.

Directed by William C. McGann · Written by Ed Earl Repp

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