Lure of the Wasteland

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Lure of the Wasteland
Lure of the Wasteland poster.jpg
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Directed by Harry L. Fraser
Screenplay by Robert Emmett Tansey
Story byHarry L. Fraser
Produced byRobert Emmett Tansey
Starring Grant Withers
LeRoy Mason
Ruth Findlay
Snub Pollard
Tom London
Henry Roquemore
Karl Hackett
CinematographyFrancis Corby
Edited by Charles Henkel Jr.
Music by Frank Sanucci
Production
company
Al Lane Pictures
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date
  • March 18, 1939 (1939-03-18)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lure of the Wasteland is a 1939 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Grant Withers, LeRoy Mason, Ruth Findlay, Snub Pollard, Tom London, Henry Roquemore and Karl Hackett. The film was released on March 18, 1939, by Monogram Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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  2. Hal Erickson. "Lure of the Wasteland (1939) - Harry L. Fraser". AllMovie. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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