Love Begins at 20

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Love Begins at 20
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Directed by Frank McDonald
Screenplay by Dalton Trumbo
Tom Reed
Produced by Bryan Foy
Starring Hugh Herbert
Patricia Ellis
Warren Hull
Hobart Cavanaugh
Dorothy Vaughan
Clarence Wilson
Cinematography George Barnes
Edited by Terry O. Morse
Music by Howard Jackson
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • August 22, 1936 (1936-08-22)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Love Begins at 20 is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Dalton Trumbo and Tom Reed, based on the 1929 play Broken Dishes by Martin Flavin. [1] The film stars Hugh Herbert, Patricia Ellis, Warren Hull, Hobart Cavanaugh, Dorothy Vaughan and Clarence Wilson. [2] [3] [4] The film was released by Warner Bros. on August 22, 1936.

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