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Running Wild | |
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Directed by | Abner Biberman |
Screenplay by | Leo Townsend |
Based on | Girl in the Cage 1954 novel by Ben Benson |
Produced by | Howard Pine |
Starring | William Campbell Mamie Van Doren Keenan Wynn Kathleen Case |
Cinematography | Ellis W. Carter |
Edited by | Edward Curtiss Ray Snyder |
Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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