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Call of the Forest (1950)

Call of the Forest poster
Directed by
John F. Link Sr.
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
56 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lone hero rides into a forest to stop a gang of outlaws from terrorizing a small town. He teams up with a local lawman and a friendly Native American guide to clear the land of trouble.

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What happens

Call of the Forest is a 1949 American Western film directed by John F. Link and starring Robert Lowery, Ken Curtis, Chief Thundercloud, Black Diamond and Charlie Hughes. It was also known as The Flaming Forest and Untamed. The Los Angeles Times reviewer thought it "seemed to be cramming all the outdoors pictures ever made into one". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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