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William H. Pine. Producer: Seven Were Saved. Father of producer Howard Pine, William H. Pine graduated from Columbia University. In 1935 he became the head of publicity for Paramount Pictures and later associate producer for the Cecil B. DeMille production unit at the studio.
- Producer, Director, Additional Crew
- February 15, 1896
- William H. Pine
- April 29, 1955
Pine-Thomas Productions was a prolific B-picture unit of Paramount Pictures from 1940–1957, producing 81 films. Co-producers William H. Pine (February 15, 1896 – April 29, 1955) and William C. Thomas (August 11, 1903 – April 2, 1984) were known as the "Dollar Bills" because none of their economically made films ever lost money.
May 19, 2003 · This 1942 Paramount film of Vice President Henry Wallace's speech was very well done. The visionary images used definately enhanced the speech. The direction and filming were outstanding. Such productions were needed to motivate and keep up the moral of the American citizen during that difficult time of war.
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Jan 18, 2005 · Reviewer: bobsluckycat - - September 18, 2009. Subject: A Pine-Thomas Winner. A great little (compact) B, with top billed Chester Morris as the good-bad buy and Russ Hayden as his cop friend in pre-World War I New York City.
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Aug 29, 2019 · 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...
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Dec 31, 2014 · Subject: For 1945, Not Bad. Good photography -- especially on the night street scenes ... not easy shots to get in those days. The sound and lighting were similarly good. The actors did a good job, and -- alas -- had to stick to the sitcom script.
Seven Were Saved (also known as S.O.S. Rescue) is a 1947 American adventure drama film directed by William H. Pine and starring Richard Denning, Catherine Craig and Russell Hayden. The film's opening title says: "This film is dedicated to the men of the AAF Air-sea rescue service, who risk their lives daily that others may live."
