Rascals | |
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Directed by | H. Bruce Humberstone |
Screenplay by | Robert Ellis Helen Logan |
Produced by | John Reinhardt John Stone |
Starring | Jane Withers Rochelle Hudson Robert Wilcox Borrah Minevitch The Harmonica Rascals |
Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
Edited by | Harvey Manger Jack Murray |
Production company | |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Rascals is a 1938 American comedy film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. The film stars Jane Withers, Rochelle Hudson, Robert Wilcox, Borrah Minevitch, Steffi Duna and Katharine Alexander. [1] [2] [3] The film was released on May 20, 1938, by 20th Century Fox.
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