Roar of the Dragon

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Roar of the Dragon
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Directed by Wesley Ruggles
Screenplay by Howard Estabrook
Story by Merian C. Cooper
Jane Bigelow
Based onthe novel, A Passage to Hong Kong
by George Kibbe Turner
Produced by William LeBaron
Starring Richard Dix
Gwili Andre
Edward Everett Horton
Arline Judge
ZaSu Pitts
Cinematography Edward Cronjager
Edited by William Hamilton
Music by Max Steiner
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • July 8, 1932 (1932-07-08)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Roar of the Dragon is a 1932 American Pre-Code adventure film directed by Wesley Ruggles and written by Howard Estabrook. The film stars Richard Dix, Gwili Andre, Edward Everett Horton, Arline Judge and ZaSu Pitts. The film was released on July 8, 1932, by RKO Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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