| Footlight Fever | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Irving Reis |
| Screenplay by | Bert Granet Ian McLellan Hunter |
| Produced by | Howard Benedict |
| Starring | Alan Mowbray Donald MacBride |
| Cinematography | Robert De Grasse |
| Edited by | Theron Warth |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Alan Mowbray and Donald MacBride reprise their roles as theatrical producers Donald Avery and Geoffrey 'Jeff' Crandall. This time they try to con a millionairess into funding their latest show by posing as old friends of her lost love.
It lost $40,000 at the box office. [1]
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