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Clear the Decks
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Directed by Joseph Henabery
Screenplay by Earle Snell
Gladys Lehman
Albert DeMond
Charles Henry Smith
Based onWhen the Devil Was Sick
by E.J. Rath
Starring Reginald Denny
Olive Hasbrouck
Otis Harlan
Lucien Littlefield
Collette Merton
Robert Anderson
Cinematography Arthur L. Todd
Edited by Bernard W. Burton
John English
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • March 3, 1929 (1929-03-03)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Clear the Decks is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Earle Snell, Gladys Lehman, Albert DeMond and Charles Henry Smith. It is based on the 1926 novel When the Devil Was Sick by E.J. Rath. The film stars Reginald Denny, Olive Hasbrouck, Otis Harlan, Lucien Littlefield, Collette Merton and Robert Anderson. The film was released on March 3, 1929, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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