Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case | |
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Directed by | Bernard Vorhaus |
Screenplay by | Sidney Sheldon Ben Roberts |
Produced by | Leonard Fields |
Starring | James Ellison Virginia Gilmore Franklin Pangborn Paul Harvey Lynne Carver Spencer Charters |
Cinematography | John Alton |
Edited by | Edward Mann |
Music by | Mort Glickman Arnold Schwarzwald |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case is a 1941 American crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and written by Sidney Sheldon and Ben Roberts. The film stars James Ellison, Virginia Gilmore, Franklin Pangborn, Paul Harvey, Lynne Carver and Spencer Charters. The film was released on December 18, 1941, by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3] It was a sequel to the film Mr. District Attorney .
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