Human Cargo (film)

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Human Cargo
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Directed by Allan Dwan
Screenplay by Doris Malloy
Jefferson Parker
Starring Claire Trevor
Brian Donlevy
Alan Dinehart
Cinematography Daniel B. Clark
Edited by Louis R. Loeffler
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • June 16, 1936 (1936-06-16)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Human Cargo is a 1936 American action film, directed by Allan Dwan and released by 20th Century Fox. It stars Claire Trevor, Brian Donlevy, Alan Dinehart, and Rita Hayworth (credited as Rita Cansino). [1] Rival reporters team up to catch alien smugglers.

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References

  1. Lombardi, Frederic (15 March 2013). Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios. McFarland. p. 201. ISBN   978-0-7864-9040-0.