Flight to Fame | |
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Directed by | Charles C. Coleman |
Screenplay by | Michael L. Simmons |
Starring | Charles Farrell Julie Bishop Hugh Sothern |
Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
Edited by | James Sweeney |
Music by | Sidney Cutner |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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