Bodyhold | |
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Directed by | Seymour Friedman |
Screenplay by | George Bricker |
Produced by | Rudolph C. Flotlow |
Starring | Willard Parker Lola Albright Hillary Brooke |
Cinematography | Henry Freulich Philip Tannura |
Edited by | James Sweeney |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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