Emergency Call (1933 film)

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Emergency Call
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Screenplay by Houston Branch
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Story by John B. Clymer
James Ewens
Produced by Merian C. Cooper
Starring William Boyd
Wynne Gibson
William Gargan
George E. Stone
Betty Furness
Cinematography J. Roy Hunt
Edited by Daniel Mandell
Music by Roy Webb
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • June 24, 1933 (1933-06-24)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Emergency Call is a 1933 American Pre-Code action film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Houston Branch and Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The film stars William Boyd, Wynne Gibson, William Gargan, George E. Stone and Betty Furness. The film was released on June 24, 1933 by RKO Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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