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Daniel Boone | |
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Directed by | David Howard |
Written by | Edgecumb Pinchon (story) Daniel Jarrett (screenplay) |
Produced by | George Hirliman (producer) Leonard Goldstein (associate producer) |
Starring | George O'Brien Heather Angel John Carradine |
Cinematography | Frank B. Good |
Edited by | Ralph Dixon |
Music by | Arthur Kay Hugo Riesenfeld |
Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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