Embarrassing Moments (1930 film)

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Embarrassing Moments
Directed by William James Craft
Screenplay by Albert DeMond
Gladys Lehman
Earle Snell
Story byEarle Snell
Produced by Carl Laemmle
Starring Reginald Denny
Merna Kennedy
Otis Harlan
Greta Granstedt
Virginia Sale
William Austin
Cinematography Arthur L. Todd
Edited by W. Duncan Mansfield
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 1930 (1930-06)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Embarrassing Moments is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by William James Craft and written by Albert DeMond, Gladys Lehman and Earle Snell. The film stars Reginald Denny, Merna Kennedy, Otis Harlan, Greta Granstedt, Virginia Sale and William Austin. The film was released in June 1930 by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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