Fired Wife | |
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Directed by | Charles Lamont |
Written by | Michael Fessier Ernest Pagano |
Based on | original story by Hagar Wilde |
Produced by | Universal Pictures |
Starring | Diana Barrymore Robert Paige Louise Allbritton |
Cinematography | Paul Ivano |
Edited by | Paul Landres |
Music by | Frank Skinner |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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