Gentleman from Dixie

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Gentleman from Dixie
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Directed by Albert Herman
Written by Fred Myton
Produced by Edward Finney
Starring
Cinematography Marcel Le Picard
Edited by Fred Bain
Music by Frank Sanucci
Production
company
Edward F. Finney Productions
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date
September 2, 1941
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Gentleman from Dixie is a 1941 American drama film directed by Albert Herman and starring Jack La Rue, Marian Marsh and Clarence Muse. [1]

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  1. Berry & Berry p.239

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