Ex-Bad Boy | |
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Directed by | Vin Moore |
Screenplay by | Fred Niblo, Jr. Dale Van Every |
Based on | The Whole Town's Talking 1923 play by Anita Loos John Emerson |
Produced by | Carl Laemmle, Jr. |
Starring | Robert Armstrong Jean Arthur Jason Robards, Sr. Spencer Charters Grayce Hampton Lola Lane |
Cinematography | Jerome Ash |
Edited by | Harry W. Lieb |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Ex-Bad Boy is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Vin Moore and written by Fred Niblo, Jr. and Dale Van Every. The film stars Robert Armstrong, Jean Arthur, Jason Robards, Sr., Spencer Charters, Grayce Hampton and Lola Lane. [1] [2] [3] The film was released on July 15, 1931, by Universal Pictures.
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