Crowded Paradise

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Crowded Paradise
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Directed byFred Pressburger
Written by Marc Connelly
Arthur Forrest
Produced byBen Gradus
Starring Hume Cronyn
Nancy Kelly
Frank Silvera
Cinematography Boris Kaufman
Edited by Rita Roland
Music by David Broekman
Production
company
Ben Gradus Productions
Distributed byTudor Pictures
Release date
  • June 21, 1956 (1956-06-21)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Crowded Paradise is a 1956 American drama film directed by Fred Pressburger and starring Hume Cronyn, Nancy Kelly and Frank Silvera .

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