Gentle Julia (1936 film)

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Gentle Julia
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Directed by John G. Blystone
Written by Lamar Trotti
Based on Gentle Julia by Booth Tarkington
Produced by Sol M. Wurtzel
Starring Jane Withers
Tom Brown
Marsha Hunt
Jackie Searl
Cinematography Ernest Palmer
Edited by Fred Allen
Music by Samuel Kaylin
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • April 10, 1936 (1936-04-10)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Gentle Julia is a 1936 American drama film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Jane Withers, Tom Brown and Marsha Hunt. [1] It is an adaptation of the 1922 novel of the same title by Booth Tarkington.

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  1. Goble p.453

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