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Thunder in the Pines
Directed byRobert Edwards (pseudonym for Robert Gordon)
Written byMaurice Tombragel
Based onstory by Jo Pagano
Produced byWilliam Stephens
executive
Robert L. Lippert
StarringGeorge Reeves
Music byRaoul Kraushaar
Lucien Cailliet
Production
company
Distributed byScreen Guild Productions
Release date
  • November 11, 1948 (1948-11-11)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Thunder in the Pines is a 1948 American comedy-adventure film directed by Robert Edwards (a pseudonym for Robert Gordon) and starring George Reeves and Ralph Byrd. The film was shot in Sepiatone. It was executive produced by Robert L. Lippert.

Plot

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Production

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Reeves and Byrd and producer William Stephens had just made Jungle Goddess for Lippert and were signed for this follow up, originally called Green Gold. It was reported the film would be the first of 12 movies Stephens would make for Lippert "which is a hearty assignment for a moviemaker but apparently Stephens has a formula for production", according to the Los Angeles Times.[1]

Filming started in early September, 1948,[2] at Nassour Studios.[3]

Inspired by Jungle Goddess, producer William Stephens announced he wanted to make four films a year starring Reeves and Byrd as a "Captain Flagg-Sergeant Quirt sort of team", starting with this one. The second one would be Banana Boat by John Wilste. (Stephens was also going to make Three Alarm Fire by Arthur Caesar.)[2] However conditions to film background scenes in South America, where Banana Fleet was set, were not ideal so instead Stephens made Hell on Wheels (which became Highway 13, also based on a story by Wilste).[4] Neither Reeves nor Byrd starred in that film.


References

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  1. ^ Schallert, E. (July 13, 1948). "Cameron story-buyer; 'green gold' slated". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165891603.
  2. ^ a b Schallert, E. (August 9, 1948). "Industrialist seeking donlevy as 'mr. webster;' tucker, booth new team". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165853020.
  3. ^ Scheuer, P. K. (September 4, 1948). "Musicalized version of 'brooklyn bridge' will star June Haver". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165897611.
  4. ^ Schallert, E. (September 13, 1948). "'Numbers racket' title finally tossed away; 'jet pilot' to glitter". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165864628.
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