Daughter of the Jungle | |
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Directed by | George Blair |
Screenplay by | William Lively |
Story by | Sol Shor |
Produced by | Franklin Adreon |
Starring | Lois Hall James Cardwell Sheldon Leonard James Nolan William Wright Jim Bannon |
Cinematography | John MacBurnie |
Edited by | Harold Minter |
Music by | Stanley Wilson |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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