Big Timber


1917

Film Details

Release Date
Jul 5, 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co.
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Big Timber by Bertrand W. Sinclair (Boston, 1916).

Synopsis

Because she has lost both her voice and her wealth after the death of her father, Stella Benton goes to live with her brother Charles at his lumber camp. Struggling to make a living, Charles appoints his sister to cook for the hundred lumberjacks in the camp. Woefully overworked, Stella accepts the marriage proposal of neighboring lumberman Jack Fyfe, even though she does not love him. A child is born out of the loveless marriage and the couple is reasonably happy until Walter Monahan, a wealthy lumberman, begins to court Stella. After the death of her child, Stella leaves Fyfe and returns to the stage as a concert singer. Meanwhile, Monahan, jealous of Fyfe's success, sets fire to his holdings. Hearing of her husband's misfortune, Stella immediately returns to the lumber camp where she offers Fyfe her own money to rebuild his losses. As the couple embrace, it begins to rain and Fyfe's holdings, as well as his marriage, is saved.

Film Details

Release Date
Jul 5, 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co.
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Big Timber by Bertrand W. Sinclair (Boston, 1916).

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