Glamour for Sale | |
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Directed by | D. Ross Lederman |
Written by | D. Ross Lederman |
Produced by | Wallace MacDonald |
Starring | Anita Louise Roger Pryor Frances Robinson June MacCloy |
Cinematography | Franz Planer |
Edited by | Viola Lawrence |
Music by | Ben Oakland |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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