Fun on a Weekend | |
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Directed by | Andrew L. Stone |
Screenplay by | Andrew L. Stone |
Produced by | Andrew L. Stone |
Starring | Eddie Bracken Priscilla Lane Tom Conway Allen Jenkins Arthur Treacher Clarence Kolb Fritz Feld |
Cinematography | Paul Ivano |
Edited by | Paul Weatherwax |
Music by | Lucien Cailliet |
Production company | Andrew L. Stone Productions |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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