Calling All Cars (1935 film)

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Calling All Cars
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Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Written by George Morgan
Betty Burbridge
Produced bySpencer Gordon Bennet
Lester F. Scott Jr.
Starring
Cinematography James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by Fred Bain
Production
company
Empire Pictures
Distributed byEmpire Pictures
Release date
  • January 25, 1935 (1935-01-25)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Calling All Cars is a 1935 American crime film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Jack La Rue, Lillian Miles and Jack Norton. [1] It was originally made for distribution by Mayfair Pictures, but the company had ceased business by the time of its release.

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  1. Pitts p.146

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