Tim MacGregor, unscrupulous lumber operator, obtains by bribery a contract to cut a vast quantity of timber from land owned by Kay Handley, rich débutante. When Dick O'Hara, forestry inspector, demands a postponement, MacGrgeor refuses and sends his henchman, Jean Collet, to obtain the services of the famous "bull-of-the-woods" Andy Jensen and his partner "Lucky." Kay arrives and gives her permission to cut the timber, defying Dick. Dick, with his two assistants, Withers and "Tex," begins a survey of the timber stand. When Dick and Tex finally reveal MacGrgeor as a crook, Collet is sent to kill "Tex" and obtain the reports. A fight ensues and "Lucky" is killed by one of Collet's flying knives. Kay then admits that Dick is right and helps him trap Collet. Dick and Andy force a confession from Collet and MacGregor is exposed. The thirteenth in a series of fourteen B-features made by Universal from 1939-1941 co-starring Richard Arlen and Andy Devine.<br/><br/>This one is set in the timber country where Tim MacGregor (Willard Roberston), unscrupulous lumber operator, obtains by bribery a contract to cut a vast quantity of timber from land owned by Kay Handley (Linda Hayes), rich débutante. When Dick O'Hara (Richard Arlen), forestry inspector, demands a postponement, MacGrgeor refuses and sends his henchman, Jean Collet (Francis McDonald), to obtain the services of the famous "bull-of-the-woods" Andy Jensen (Andy Devine) and his partner "Lucky" (Paul E. Burns) Kay arrives and gives her permission to cut the timber, defying Dick.<br/><br/>Dickm with his two assistants, Withers (Riley Hill as Roy Harris) and "Tex" (Gaylord Pendleton), begins a survey of the timber stand. When Dick and Tex finally reveal MacGrgeor as a crook, Collet is sent to kill "Tex" and obtain the reports.<br/><br/>A fight ensues and "Lucky" is killed by one of Collet's flying knives. Kay then admits that Dick is right and helps him trap Collet. Dick and Andy force a confession from Collet and MacGregor is exposed.
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