Hong Kong Affair | |
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Directed by | Paul F. Heard |
Written by | Raymond Friedgen Paul F. Heard Herbert G. Luft Helene Turner |
Produced by | Raymond Friedgen Paul F. Heard |
Starring | Jack Kelly May Wynn Richard Loo |
Cinematography | S.T. Chow |
Edited by | Helene Turner |
Music by | Louis Forbes |
Production company | Claremont Pictures |
Distributed by | Allied Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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