Fair Warning (1937 film)

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Fair Warning
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Fair Warning poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Norman Foster
Screenplay byNorman Foster
Produced by Sol M. Wurtzel
Starring J. Edward Bromberg
Betty Furness
John Payne
Victor Kilian
Bill Burrud
Gavin Muir
CinematographySidney Wagner
Edited by Louis R. Loeffler
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • March 5, 1937 (1937-03-05)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fair Warning is a 1937 American mystery film written and directed by Norman Foster. The film stars J. Edward Bromberg, Betty Furness, John Payne, Victor Kilian, Bill Burrud and Gavin Muir. The film was released on March 5, 1937, by 20th Century Fox. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

In California's Death Valley a chemistry whiz-kid helps a sheriff track the man who murdered a wealthy mine owner who had been staying at a fancy winter resort. [4]

Cast

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References

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