Midshipman Jack

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Midshipman Jack
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Directed by Christy Cabanne
Tommy Atkins (assistant)
Screenplay by Frank Wead
F. McGrew Willis
Produced by Merian C. Cooper
Starring Bruce Cabot
Betty Furness
Frank Albertson
Arthur Lake
Florence Lake
Cinematography Alfred Gilks
Nicholas Musuraca
Edited by Basil Wrangell
Music by Max Steiner
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • September 22, 1933 (1933-09-22)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Midshipman Jack is a 1933 American pre-Code action film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Frank Wead and F. McGrew Willis. The film stars Bruce Cabot, Betty Furness, Frank Albertson, Arthur Lake, and Florence Lake. The film was released on September 22, 1933, by RKO Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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