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| I'd Give My Life | |
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| Directed by | Edwin L. Marin |
| Screenplay by | George O'Neil |
| Based on | The Noose by Willard Mack and H.H. Van Sloan |
| Produced by | Richard A. Rowland |
| Starring | Sir Guy Standing Frances Drake Tom Brown Janet Beecher Robert Gleckler Helen Lowell |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | W. Duncan Mansfield |
| Music by | John Leipold |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
I'd Give My Life is a 1936 American drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by George O'Neil based upon the play The Noose . The film stars Guy Standing, Frances Drake, Tom Brown, Janet Beecher, Robert Gleckler, and Helen Lowell. The film was released on August 14, 1936, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]
The play was previously filmed as The Noose (1928).
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