Girl in Danger

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Girl in Danger
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Directed by D. Ross Lederman
Written by Harold Shumate
Starring Ralph Bellamy
Shirley Grey
Arthur Hohl
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • September 11, 1934 (1934-09-11)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Girl in Danger is a 1934 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Ralph Bellamy, Shirley Grey and Arthur Hohl. [1] Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, it was the fourth and final entry in a series featuring Bellamy as NYPD Inspector Steve Trent. [2] The three previous films were Before Midnight , One Is Guilty and The Crime of Helen Stanley . [3]

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The working title of the film was By Persons Unknown. [4]

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References

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