Muss 'Em Up | |
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Directed by | Charles Vidor Doran Cox (assistant) |
Written by | Erwin Gelsey |
Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
Starring | Preston Foster Margaret Callahan |
Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt Joseph August |
Edited by | Jack Hively |
Music by | Roy Webb |
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Release dates | |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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