Guns of the Timberlands (1955)

A very enjoyable western, good guy vs. bad guy, underdog wins out but not without a lot of blood, sweat and tears. A great "escape" tale!
Clay Bell had spent the last six years fighting Indians, rustlers, and the wilderness itself to make the B-Bar ranch the prize of the Deep Creek Range. But Jud Devitt, a ruthless speculator from the east, now threatens everything Clay has worked so hard to accomplish. Devitt has a contract with the Mexican Central to deliver railroad ties and wants to harvest timber off the government land where Clay grazes his cattle. Backing Devitt are corrupt judges, shady politicians, a crooked banker, and fifty of the toughest lumberjacks in the county. But this time, Devitt is doing his dirty dealing against the wrong man.
The recording I listened to, read by Jason Culp, was well done--He did a good job of dramatizing the story and it was a pleasant listen. ( )

Someone is moving in on Clay Bell's ranch, eager to get ahold of his timber. The lumberjacks are moving in, and stirring up the cowhands. The 'jacks find out to their sorrow just what kind of a hornet's nest they have kicked up. It's a fight to the death - with a lovely lady caught in the middle. ( )