Man Crazy (1953 film)

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Man Crazy
Directed by Irving Lerner
Written by Sidney Harmon
Phillip Yordan
Produced bySidney Harmon
Phillip Yordan
Starring Neville Brand
Christine White
Irene Anders
Colleen Miller
John Brown
Cinematography Floyd Crosby
Edited by Marjorie Fowler
Music by Ernest Gold
Color process Black and white
Production
company
Security Pictures
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 2, 1953 (1953-12-02)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Man Crazy is a 1953 American film noir drama film directed by Irving Lerner and starring Neville Brand, Christine White, Irene Anders, Colleen Miller and John Brown. [1] [2]

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Plot

Three women come to Hollywood to break into the movies.

Cast

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References

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