| Police Call | |
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| Directed by | Phil Whitman |
| Screenplay by | Norman Keene Jean Hartley |
| Story by | Norman Keene |
| Produced by | Al Alt |
| Starring | Nick Stuart Merna Kennedy |
| Cinematography | Abe Scholtz |
Production company | Showmen's Pictures |
| Distributed by | States rights |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Police Call is a 1933 Pre-code American crime drama film directed by Phil Whitman and starring Nick Stuart and Merna Kennedy. [1]
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