Biography of a Bachelor Girl | |
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Directed by | Edward H. Griffith |
Screenplay by | Anita Loos Horace Jackson (additional dialogue) |
Based on | Biography 1932 play by S. N. Behrman |
Produced by | Edward H. Griffith |
Starring | Ann Harding Robert Montgomery Edward Everett Horton Edward Arnold Una Merkel Charles Richman |
Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
Edited by | William S. Gray |
Music by | Herbert Stothart |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Biography of a Bachelor Girl is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith and written by Horace Jackson and Anita Loos. It is based upon the play, "Biography," by S. N. Behrman. The film stars Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery, Edward Everett Horton, Edward Arnold, Una Merkel and Charles Richman. It was released on January 4, 1935, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [1] [2]
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