Island in the Sky | |
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Directed by | Herbert I. Leeds |
Written by | Jerome Cady Maurice Rapf |
Screenplay by | Frances Hyland Albert Ray |
Based on | Island in the Sky 1936 McCall's story by Leonard Lee |
Produced by | Sol M. Wurtzel |
Starring | Gloria Stuart Michael Whalen |
Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
Edited by | Harry Reynolds |
Music by | Harry Akst |
Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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