Madonna of Avenue A

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Madonna of Avenue A
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Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written byRay Doyle
Francis Powers
Story by"Mark Canfield" (Darryl Zanuck)
Starring Dolores Costello
Grant Withers
Cinematography Byron Haskin
Edited byRay Doyle
Music by Louis Silvers
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • June 22, 1929 (1929-06-22)(US)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Madonna of Avenue A is a 1929 pre-Code drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It starred Dolores Costello in one of her first sound films. This is reportedly a lost film. [1] [2] [3]

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