The Tougher They Come

The Tougher They Come

SAVAGE BATTLE FOR TIMBER AND WOMEN IN THE WILD NORTH WOODS!

1950 · 69 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama, Adventure, Action

Set in a rugged Northwest logging camp, this drama follows the exploits of the lumberjack who inherits the camp. For a long time, he has been courting a pretty young thing, and now that she believes him wealthy, she decides to finally accept his proposal. When she finds out that the company has many financial woes and that living in the woods takes guts and courage, she turns into a nagging shrew, constantly urging him to sell-out to a major corporation. Meanwhile his treacherous foreman, an agent of the bigger company, uses sabotage to change the stubborn camp owner's mind.

Directed by Ray Nazarro · Written by George Bricker

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Wayne Morris Bill Shaw
Preston Foster Joe MacKinley
Kay Buckley Helen MacKinley
William Bishop Gus Williams
Frank McHugh Gig Rafferty
Gloria Henry Rattle Rafferty
Mary Castle Flo
Joseph Crehan Thompson

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