Overview

Young Scattergood Baines arrives in the small New England town of Coldriver. Through some shrewd business maneuvering, he manages to open up a hardware store. Twenty years later he has become a prosperous and respected member of the community, a member of the local school board and the owner of a railroad that transports timber to the local sawmill. Problems begin to arise, however, when a young schoolteacher he has hired turns out to be not quite what he expected, and the mill owners pressure Scattergood to sell them his railroad, with the idea of raising the transportation fees paid to them by the local loggers.

Cast

Guy Kibbee, Carol Hughes, John Archer, Dink Trout, Emma Dunn, Willie Best, Fern Emmett, Lee 'Lasses' White

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Frequently asked

What is "Scattergood Baines" about?

Young Scattergood Baines arrives in the small New England town of Coldriver. Through some shrewd business maneuvering, he manages to open up a hardware store. Twenty years later he has become a prosperous and respected member of the community, a member of the local school board and the owner of a railroad that transports timber to the local sawmill. Problems begin to arise, however, when a young schoolteacher he has hired turns out to be not quite what he expected, and the mill owners pressure Scattergood to sell them his railroad, with the idea of raising the transportation fees paid to them by the local loggers.

When was "Scattergood Baines" released?

Scattergood Baines was released in 1941.

Who stars in "Scattergood Baines"?

The cast includes Guy Kibbee, Carol Hughes, John Archer, Dink Trout.