Pine-Thomas aren't a production company that well remembered today but they chugged along for 15 years or so turning out mostly low budget action films which Paramount released - John Payne, Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming and so on would be in them.
They made a bunch with Richard Arlen, who I didn't know much about - he was in Wings. Arlen's an amiable virile type, a little heavy set.
This is an pretentious programmer which sheds some light on people who build highways in the war. They're all two fisted and tough - it reminded me of Warner Bros films like Manpower. They basic concept is good solid drama - dad runs the operation, his two sons do it and they both love the same gal (Jean Parker, a Pine Thomas favourite). The film only clocks in at 60 minutes but the filmmakers still throw in a subplot about some comic relief co workers, one of whom wants to get married.
It moves fast, there's always something happening, and I like highway workers got their own propaganda film.
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