My Favorite Spy | |
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Directed by | Tay Garnett |
Screenplay by | Sig Herzig William Bowers |
Story by | M. Coates Webster |
Produced by | Harold Lloyd |
Starring | Kay Kyser Ellen Drew Jane Wyman |
Cinematography | Robert De Grasse |
Edited by | Desmond Marquette |
Music by | Roy Webb |
Production company | |
Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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