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William C. Thomas was born on 11 August 1903 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Cat Murkil and the Silks (1976), Torpedo Boat (1942) and They Made Me a Killer (1946). He died on 3 April 1984 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- Beverly Hills, California, USA
They Made Me a Killer: Directed by William C. Thomas. With Robert Lowery, Barbara Britton, Lola Lane, Frank Albertson. A young girl tries to prove a man innocent of robbery and murder charges.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- William C. Thomas
- 1946-05-03
Big Town is a 1947 American crime film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Daniel Mainwaring and Maxwell Shane. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Robert Lowery, Veda Ann Borg, Byron Barr and Charles Arnt.
Big Town Scandal is a 1948 American crime film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Milton Raison. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Stanley Clements, Darryl Hickman, Carl Switzer and Roland Dupree. It was released on May 27, 1948 by Paramount Pictures.
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.
Release DateTitleStarsWriterMay 28, 1941Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Don CastleMaxwell Shane, Edward ChurchillJuly 11, 1941Richard Arlen, Eva Gabor, Nils Asther, J.Maxwell Shane, Edward ChurchillAugust 29, 1941Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Dick Purcell, ...Maxwell Shane, Richard MurphyDecember 1, 1941Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Dick ...Maxwell ShaneMidnight Manhunt: Directed by William C. Thomas. With William Gargan, Ann Savage, Leo Gorcey, George Zucco. A gem heist gone wrong leaves a wanted man dead. A female reporter finds his body and, to claim the reward, hides the body in a wax museum. When the body vanishes, the hunt is on.
Oscar nominated producer for a documentary in 1943, Thomas produced 86 films from 1938 to 1978 including: Million Dollar Legs (1939), Dark Mountain (1944), Disaster (1948), Topic Zone (1953), Lucy Gallant (1955) and Nightmare (1956). he also directed 7 films from 1945 to 1949.
