Sabotage (1939 film)

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Sabotage
Directed by Harold Young
Screenplay byLionel Houser
Alice Altschuler
Story byLionel Houser
Alice Altschuler
Produced by Herman Schlom
Starring Arleen Whelan
Gordon Oliver
Charley Grapewin
Lucien Littlefield
CinematographyReggie Lanning
Edited by William Morgan
Music by Cy Feuer
William Lava
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • October 13, 1939 (1939-10-13)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sabotage is a 1939 American action film directed by Harold Young and written by Lionel Houser and Alice Altschuler. The film stars Arleen Whelan, Gordon Oliver, Charley Grapewin and Lucien Littlefield. The film was released on October 13, 1939, by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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