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This is the third movie named Valley of the Giants based on the 1918 novel Valley of the Giants by Peter B. Kyne. In it, a California sequoia lumberman must defend his land and trees from unscrupulous lumber speculators. The good guy is played by Wayne Morris, the bad guy is played by Charles Bickford. There is a runaway caboose and a dam that must be dynamited.
Here's an interesting thing: There is a 1952 movie starring Kirk Douglas named The Big Trees that is based on this movie (not on the Kyne novel). In my 1938 movie, Alan Hale plays a rough and tumble lumberjack; in the 1952 movie, Alan Hale Jr. plays a similar character.
Familiar faces: Jerry Colonna performs in the gambling house; Frank McHugh as a gambler; Donald Crisp as a generous banker.
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| Jerry Colonna |
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| Alan Hale stares down Frank McHugh |
Valley of the Giants trailer on TCM
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