Hell-Bent for Frisco

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Hell-Bent for Frisco
Directed by Stuart Paton
Written by Arthur Hoerl
Produced by George W. Weeks
Starring
Cinematography Jules Cronjager
Edited by Carl Himm
Production
company
George W. Weeks Productions
Distributed by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
Release date
  • July 10, 1931 (1931-07-10)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Hell-Bent for Frisco is a 1931 American pre-Code action film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Charles Delaney, Vera Reynolds and Carroll Nye. [1]

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Plot

After his girlfriend's brother is murdered, a San Francisco newspapermen goes on the track of his killers.

Cast

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References

  1. Darby, p. 107

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