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Directed by | Erle C. Kenton |
Screenplay by | David Silverstein Gordon Rigby |
Story by | Robert James Cosgriff |
Produced by | Wallace MacDonald |
Starring | Freddie Bartholomew Jimmy Lydon Billy Cook Pierre Watkin Warren Ashe Jimmy Butler |
Cinematography | John Stumar |
Edited by | William Lyon |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Naval Academy is a 1941 American action film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by David Silverstein and Gordon Rigby. The film stars Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Billy Cook, Pierre Watkin, Warren Ashe and Jimmy Butler. The film was released on June 5, 1941, by Columbia Pictures. [1] [2] [3]
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