Richard Arlen is invalided out of the Army Air Corp, so he goes to tell the widow of the pal he saw die about it. It's Mary Beth Hughes, who inherited the buddy's timber holdings, with $40,000 in mortgages held by Arlen's company. But his partner won't let go, so Arlen and associates help her fulfill a contract she has that will clear the debt. Not that his partner won't try to sabotage the efforts.
It's a Pine-Thomas production, which means it's filled with stars a bit past their primes, or on the rise. With Frank MacDonald directing, there's some good comedy, provided by June Havoc, Sheldon Leonard, and George E. Stone; Dick Purcell is the stalwart logger who knows how a camp actually operates. Fred Jackman Jr. Offers some good cinematography, and there's a competent second unit director at work for a sequence of breaking up a logjam.
The Dollar Bills, as they were known around the Paramount lot, never produced great movies. They did, however, take dependable plots, adapt them a bit for their superannuated stars, made sure the production came in under budget, and released a movie that would please the audience and make some money. It's not a great movie, but it is a well-told tale in 65 minutes.
It's a Pine-Thomas production, which means it's filled with stars a bit past their primes, or on the rise. With Frank MacDonald directing, there's some good comedy, provided by June Havoc, Sheldon Leonard, and George E. Stone; Dick Purcell is the stalwart logger who knows how a camp actually operates. Fred Jackman Jr. Offers some good cinematography, and there's a competent second unit director at work for a sequence of breaking up a logjam.
The Dollar Bills, as they were known around the Paramount lot, never produced great movies. They did, however, take dependable plots, adapt them a bit for their superannuated stars, made sure the production came in under budget, and released a movie that would please the audience and make some money. It's not a great movie, but it is a well-told tale in 65 minutes.