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Valley of the Giants

1938 · 72 min

A brisk, old-fashioned adventure pitting rugged timber men against scheming corporate villains amid towering redwoods, with train chases and sabotage.

Directed by
William Keighley
Genres
Adventure
Tagline
Mighty Men in a Mighty Land of Adventure!
Overview
A lumberman takes on a sleezy corporate giant wanting to move in and do whatever it takes to drive everyone else out of business.

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Directed by
William Keighley
Genres
Adventure
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • corruption
  • justice
  • nature
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
adventure
Directed by
William Keighley
Written by
Michael Fessier, Seton I. Miller
Starring
Wayne Morris, Claire Trevor, Frank McHugh, Alan Hale, Donald Crisp, Charles Bickford, Jack La Rue, John Litel
Music
Adolph Deutsch
Cinematography
Sol Polito
Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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