Prescription for Romance | |
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Directed by | S. Sylvan Simon |
Written by | James Mulhauser Albert R. Perkins Robert T. Shannon |
Story by | Robert Neville John Reinhardt |
Starring | Wendy Barrie Kent Taylor Frank Jenks |
Cinematography | Milton Krasner |
Edited by | Paul Landres |
Music by | Charles Previn |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Prescription for Romance is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon for Universal Pictures. It stars Wendy Barrie, Kent Taylor, and Frank Jenks. [1]
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