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NR 1945 · 62 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama, Action, Adventure

Tim takes a job as a lowly chipper because he has been afraid to go high ever since a bad fall in which he was injured and another workman was killed.

Directed by William Berke · Written by Milton Raison

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Robert Lowery Tim Scott
Phyllis Brooks Marian Blair
Mary Treen Cassie McQuade
Joe Sawyer Spike Kenny
Roger Pryor Rod Farrell
Ralph Sanford Sheriff
Billy Nelson Bill Madden
Edward Gargan Cal Williams
Vince Barnett Short Bald Man at Dance
Will Wright Jeff Hines
Dewey Robinson Doorman at Dance

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