Ride the High Iron | |
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Directed by | Don Weis |
Written by | Milton S. Gelman |
Produced by | William Self |
Starring | Don Taylor Sally Forrest Raymond Burr |
Cinematography | Joe Novak |
Edited by | Joseph Gluck |
Music by | Melvyn Lenard |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Ride the High Iron is a 1956 American drama film directed by Don Weis and starring Don Taylor, Sally Forrest and Raymond Burr. [1]
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