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Four Days' Wonder | |
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Directed by | Sidney Salkow |
Written by | Harvey F. Thew Michael Uris |
Based on | Four Days Wonder by A.A. Milne |
Produced by | Robert Presnell Sr. |
Starring | Jeanne Dante Kenneth Howell Martha Sleeper Alan Mowbray |
Cinematography | Stanley Cortez |
Edited by | Russell F. Schoengarth Maurice Wright |
Music by | Charles Previn |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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