I Ring Doorbells | |
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Directed by | Frank Strayer |
Screenplay by | Dick Irving Hyland |
Story by | Dick Irving Hyland Raymond L. Schrock |
Based on | the book, I Ring Doorbells by Russell Birdwell |
Produced by | Martin Mooney |
Starring | Anne Gwynne Robert Shayne Roscoe Karns |
Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
Edited by | George McGuire |
Music by | Leo Erdody |
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Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
I Ring Doorbells is a 1946 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Strayer, which stars Anne Gwynne, Robert Shayne, and Roscoe Karns. The story was adapted by Dick Irving Hyland and Raymond L. Schrock from the book of the same name by Russell Birdwell, and Hyland wrote the screenplay. The picture was produced and distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation, which released it on February 25, 1946.
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