Guns of the Timberland is a 1960 American Technicolor lumberjack Western film directed by Robert D. Webb and starring Alan Ladd, Jeanne Crain, Gilbert Roland and Frankie Avalon.

The town's residents, led by Laura Riley, are opposed to the felling of the trees, believing that losing them would cause mudslides during the heavy rains.

[8] Ladd offered a lead role to Van Heflin, hoping to reunite with his costar from Shane.

Frankie Avalon, following his recent hit single Venus, signed to make his dramatic debut in the film.

[citation needed] According to Filmink Guns of the Timberland "is not much of a movie – Ladd’s alcoholism caused his appearance to deteriorate markedly by now, the story is a little weak, and Frankie Avalon doesn’t really suit Western garb with that distinctive haircut.