Man from Headquarters

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Man from Headquarters
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Screenplay byJohn W. Krafft
Rollo Lloyd
Edmond Kelso
Produced by Lindsley Parsons
Starring Frank Albertson
Joan Woodbury
Dick Elliott
Byron Foulger
John Maxwell
Robert Kellard
Cinematography Mack Stengler
Edited byJack Ogilvie
Production
company
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • January 23, 1942 (1942-01-23)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Man from Headquarters is a 1942 American crime film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by John W. Krafft, Rollo Lloyd and Edmond Kelso. The film stars Frank Albertson, Joan Woodbury, Dick Elliott, Byron Foulger, John Maxwell and Robert Kellard. The film was released on January 23, 1942, by Monogram Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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