I Like It That Way

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I Like It That Way
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Directed by Harry Lachman
Written by
Produced by Stanley Bergerman
Starring
Cinematography Charles J. Stumar
Edited by Milton Carruth
Music by Edward Ward
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • April 1, 1934 (1934-04-01)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

I Like It That Way is a 1934 American pre-Code musical film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Gloria Stuart, Roger Pryor and Marian Marsh. [1]

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Plot

A telephone operator quits her job to become a singer at a nightclub. [2]

Main cast

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References

  1. McCarty p.435
  2. "I Like It That Way (1934)". IMDb.

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