Man of the Forest (DVD)

Here's a gem from the early days of Western star Randolph Scott's long-running career. Scott plays a mountain lion-owning hero who fends off a crooked town boss trying to steal the land of a rival rancher. Key to the tale is the rancher's pretty niece who has just arrived from out of town to help her uncle. The rest of the cast features a "who's who" of vintage Western character actors, including Noah Beery Sr., Harry Carey Sr., Buster Crabbe, Barton MacLane, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams and Vince Barnett. Good fun for the whole family.

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