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June Moon is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film based upon the play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Ring Lardner. It was adapted by Vincent Lawrence, Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Keene Thompson and directed by A. Edward Sutherland. It stars Jack Oakie, Frances Dee, Wynne Gibson, Harry Akst and June MacCloy. The film was released on March 21, 1931, by Paramount Pictures.
Town Tamer is a 1965 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Frank Gruber, and starring Dana Andrews, Terry Moore, Pat O'Brien, Lon Chaney Jr., Bruce Cabot, Lyle Bettger and Richard Arlen. It was released on July 7, 1965, by Paramount Pictures.
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