Pine-Thomas Productions : A History and Filmography

Tucker, David C.

McFarland & Co Inc（2019/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 253 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781476677439
• DDC分類 791.430979494

Full Description

Dubbed "The Dollar Bills," William H. Pine and William C. Thomas made 1940s Hollywood take notice with their B movies for Paramount that gave solid entertainment while cutting costs to the bone. In the 1950s, with television looming, Pine-Thomas Productions began making bigger-budget films with stars including James Cagney and Jane Wyman, and incorporating trends like 3-D. "The public is Hollywood's boss," Pine said, and the company gave moviegoers what they wanted.

Written with the assistance of the Pine and Thomas families, this book draws on Thomas' never-published memoir, interviews with colleagues and relatives, and rarely seen photographs to document the story of Pine-Thomas and its founders. An annotated filmography covers their 76 feature films and five shorts. Appendices give biographical sketches of such actors as Robert Lowery, Jean Parker and John Payne, as well as the directors, cinematographers and other crew members who made movies at top speed with more ingenuity than money.

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

The Dollar Bills

Feature Films

Short Subjects

Appendix I: ­Pine-Thomas Players

Appendix II: ­Pine-Thomas Crew

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index