Intrigue

Log-driver Noel Lord defies power company boss Clayton Farnsworth, who orders Lord and his feisty American Indian mate off their soon-to-be-flooded land. Farnsworth never met a man he couldn't buy - but then, he'd never met Noel Lord.

The spectacular but unforgiving terrain of 1927 Vermont sets the stage for this collision between high-stakes progress and a frontier way of life. Legendary Yankee log-driver Noel Lord (Academy Award® nominated Rip Torn) defies power company boss Clayton Farnsworth Michael J. Fox, who orders Lord and his feisty American Indian mate off their soon-to-be-flooded land. Farnsworth never met a man he couldn't buy - but then, he'd never met Noel Lord. Stunning performances by a star-studded cast make this an unforgettable frontier adventure and a humorous and touching love story.

In 1927, in Kingdom County, Vermont, a large dam is to be built, however, Noel Lord, a logger and cedar-oil harvester, won't give up his lifetime lease on land that will be flooded. The dam company increases its offer of cash, but Noel refuses. He asks for a trade: a stand of pines for his lease. The company rejects that deal, but offers to make Noel a Ranger in a new park. Noel, meanwhile, talks with his Indian mate, the spirited Bangor, about their moving to Oregon and buying a saw mill. She wants him to take the company's money, but he's pig-headed. Is Noel headed for confrontation with the company and the law, or can Bangor prevail to affect a truce?—<jhailey@hotmail.com>