Harbor Lights (1963 film)

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Harbor Lights
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Directed by Maury Dexter
Written by Harry Spalding
Produced by Maury Dexter
Production
companies
Associated Producers (API)
La Cooperative De Artes Cinematograficos, Producciones Del Viejo San Juan
Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox
Release date
  • July 1963 (1963-07)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Harbor Lights is a 1963 American film directed by Maury Dexter.

Contents

It was shot in San Juan, Puerto Rico. [1]

Plot

Cast

Production

It was the first of a two-picture deal between Míriam Colón and Robert L. Lippert. [2]

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References

  1. Dexter, Maury (2012). Highway to Hollywood (PDF). p. 115.
  2. "FILMLAND EVENTS". Los Angeles Times. Apr 12, 1963. ProQuest   168257355.