Mr. Walkie Talkie

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Mr. Walkie Talkie
Mr. Walkie Talkie (film).jpg
Directed by Fred Guiol
Written by George Carleton Brown
Edward E. Seabrook
Produced by Hal Roach Jr.
Starring William Tracy
Joe Sawyer
Margia Dean
Cinematography Walter Strenge
Edited by S. Roy Luby
Music by Leon Klatzkin
Production
company
Rockingham Pictures
Distributed by Lippert Pictures
Release date
  • November 28, 1952 (1952-11-28)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Mr. Walkie Talkie is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Fred Guiol and starring William Tracy, Joe Sawyer and Margia Dean. [1] Released by Lippert Pictures, it is the final film of the Doubleday and Ames army comedy films originally produced by Hal Roach with the pair returning for service in the Korean War.

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  1. Lentz p.250

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