A Sporting Chance | |
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Directed by | George Blair |
Written by | Paul Gangelin Dane Lussier |
Produced by | Rudolph E. Abel |
Starring | Jane Randolph John O'Malley Steve Barclay |
Cinematography | Marcel Le Picard |
Edited by | Ralph Dixon |
Music by | Richard Cherwin |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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