Go Chase Yourself | |
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Directed by | Edward F. Cline |
Screenplay by | Paul Yawitz Bert Granet |
Story by | Walter O'Keefe |
Produced by | Robert Sisk |
Starring | Joe Penner Lucille Ball Richard Lane June Travis Fritz Feld Tom Kennedy |
Cinematography | Jack MacKenzie |
Edited by | Desmond Marquette |
Music by | Roy Webb |
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Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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